Kintsch and Keenan found that we spend more time reading sentences that have ______.
A)more words
B)more function words
C)more content words
D)more propositions

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Kintsch and Keenan's research into reading comprehension found that the time spent reading sentences increases with the number of propositions they contain. Propositions are units of meaning that involve subjects, predicates, and their arguments, rather than merely the number of words or specific types of words such as function or content words. This is because propositions require more cognitive processing to understand and integrate with prior knowledge.

Kintsch and Keenan Found That We Spend More Time Reading