Chicken and eggs

By Lisa Matthewson

There are four versions of this storyboard.

Alternative question, ‘both’ answer – Story text:

  1. Bella: “I’m excited to have my friends over and feed them chicken and eggs!”.
  2. The friends are there.
  3. Later that night, one friend got stomach ache.
  4. The friend says: “I must have eaten something bad at Bella’s house! I’d better warn her.”
  5. The friend says: “Hi Bella. I think I ate something bad I feel sick.”
  6. Bella: “Oh no! Did you eat the chicken or the eggs?”
  7. The friend says: “Both.”
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Alternative question, exhaustive – Story text:

  1. Bella: “I’m excited to have my friends over and feed them chicken and eggs!”.
  2. The friends are there.
  3. Later that night, one friend got stomach ache.
  4. The friend says: “I must have eaten something bad at Bella’s house! I’d better warn her.”
  5. The friend says: “Hi Bella. I only ate one thing at your party and now I feel sick.”
  6. Bella: “Oh no! Did you eat the chicken or the eggs?”
  7. The friend says: “The eggs.”
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Polar question, disjunction- no answer – Story text:

  1. Bella: “I’m excited to have my friends over and feed them all this food!”.
  2. The friends are there.
  3. Later that night, Bella got stomach ache.
  4. Bella: “I only ate the chicken and the eggs… one of them must have been bad! I have to warn my friends.”
  5. Bella calls a friend: “Hi Mary, I think I might have accidentally poisoned you. Did you eat the chicken or the eggs?”
  6. Mary: “No. I only ate hot dogs.”
  7. Bella: “Great! You will be fine.”
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Polar question, disjunction- yes answer – Story text:

  1. Bella: “I’m excited to have my friends over and feed them all this food!”.
  2. The friends are there.
  3. Later that night, Bella got stomach ache.
  4. Bella: “I only ate the chicken and the eggs… one of them must have been bad! I have to warn my friends.”
  5. Bella calls a friend: “Hi Mary, I think I might have accidentally poisoned you. Did you eat the chicken or the eggs?”
  6. Mary: “Yes. I ate the chicken.”
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