The witness testifies that his breakfast took him five minutes to prepare, but the lawyer Vincent Gambini traps him in a contradiction by pointing out that the recipe for regular grits requires 20 minutes of preparation time, not five minutes. In the 2002 novel The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd, the narrator and protagonist Lily describes a punishment her abusive father routinely inflicted on her: kneeling on grits.
The witness testifies that his breakfast took him five minutes to prepare, but the lawyer Vincent Gambini traps him in a contradiction by pointing out that the recipe for regular grits requires 20 minutes of preparation time, not five minutes.
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
The
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Sing
witness
witness
NOUN
NN
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
testify
testifies
VERB
VBZ
mark
that
that
SCONJ
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
nsubj
Number=Sing
breakfast
breakfast
NOUN
NN
ccomp
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
take
took
VERB
VBD
iobj
Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
him
PRON
PRP
nummod
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
five
five
NUM
CD
obj
Number=Plur
minute
minutes
NOUN
NNS
mark
to
to
PART
TO
advcl
VerbForm=Inf
prepare
prepare
VERB
VB
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
but
but
CCONJ
CC
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Sing
lawyer
lawyer
NOUN
NN
appos
Number=Sing
Vincent
Vincent
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Gambini
Gambini
PROPN
NNP
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
traps
traps
VERB
VBZ
obj
Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
him
PRON
PRP
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
contradiction
contradiction
NOUN
NN
mark
by
by
SCONJ
IN
advcl
VerbForm=Ger
point
pointing
VERB
VBG
compound:prt
out
out
ADP
RP
mark
that
that
SCONJ
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Sing
recipe
recipe
NOUN
NN
case
for
for
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
regular
regular
ADJ
JJ
nmod
Number=Plur
grit
grits
NOUN
NNS
ccomp
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
require
requires
VERB
VBZ
nummod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
20
20
NUM
CD
obj
Number=Plur
minute
minutes
NOUN
NNS
case
of
of
ADP
IN
compound
Number=Sing
preparation
preparation
NOUN
NN
nmod
Number=Sing
time
time
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
advmod
not
not
PART
RB
nummod
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
five
five
NUM
CD
appos
Number=Plur
minute
minutes
NOUN
NNS
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
In the 2002 novel The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd, the narrator and protagonist Lily describes a punishment her abusive father routinely inflicted on her: kneeling on grits.
case
in
In
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
compound
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
2002
2002
NUM
CD
obl
Number=Sing
novel
novel
NOUN
NN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
The
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
Secret
Secret
ADJ
NNP
appos
Number=Sing
Life
Life
PROPN
NNP
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Plur
Bees
Bees
PROPN
NNPS
case
by
by
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
Sue
Sue
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Monk
Monk
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Kidd
Kidd
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Sing
narrator
narrator
NOUN
NN
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Number=Sing
protagonist
protagonist
NOUN
NN
appos
Number=Sing
Lily
Lily
PROPN
NNP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
describe
describes
VERB
VBZ
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
punishment
punishment
NOUN
NN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
her
her
PRON
PRP$
amod
Degree=Pos
abusive
abusive
ADJ
JJ
appos
Number=Sing
father
father
NOUN
NN
advmod
routinely
routinely
ADV
RB
acl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
inflict
inflicted
VERB
VBN
case
on
on
ADP
IN
obl
Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
her
her
PRON
PRP
punct
:
:
PUNCT
:
advcl
VerbForm=Ger
kneel
kneeling
VERB
VBG
case
on
on
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Plur
grit
grits
NOUN
NNS
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.