Temporal: Temporal is a multiverb category (i.e., used for a sentence that has two verbs). Temporal is used when there is a sequential, or temporal, relationship between two verbs. Order is important and reversal would change the meaning.
Phase 7 is selected when the two verbs or clauses are connected by the word then OR when a simultaneous relationship is indicated by the word when.
NOTE: We don't typically code the individual verb categories in multiverb utterances. The utterance's "main" category is considered to be the multiverb category. However, if you do find infrequent occurrences of any single verb category after doing your main analysis, you could check back through the multiverb utterances and fill in any categories as necessary.
Utterance |
Context/Explanation |
Susie baked the cookies then ate them. |
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Billy baked the cookies then Susie ate them. |
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Sally smiled when she gave me the present. |
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