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Description: In this study we show that verb position is also an important factor. In particular, changing the time/location at which verb-noun(s) dependencies are computed during the processing of a sentence has a clear effect on cognitive load, and as a result on the resources that can be devoted to monitoring and responding to a tone. The study is based on two pieces of evidence. Firstly, we report the acceptability ratings of six word orders in Spanish and then present monitoring data with three different word orders. Our results suggest that RTs tend to be higher if the verb is yet to be processed, pointing to the centrality of a sentence’s main verb in parsing in general.