While Peppermint Patty is more likely to flirt with Charlie Brown and play mind games with him, Marcie is more frank in her admissions of her feelings, and often asks Charlie Brown in plain language if he likes her. As he does with Peppermint Patty, Charlie Brown often responds to Marcie's inquiries by trying to evade the issue -- though it appears as if he has feelings for her -- which more than once has made Marcie so angry that she kicked him in the shins in frustration.
While Peppermint Patty is more likely to flirt with Charlie Brown and play mind games with him, Marcie is more frank in her admissions of her feelings, and often asks Charlie Brown in plain language if he likes her.
mark
while
While
SCONJ
IN
nsubj
Number=Sing
Peppermint
Peppermint
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Patty
Patty
PROPN
NNP
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
is
AUX
VBZ
advmod
Degree=Cmp
more
more
ADV
RBR
advcl
Degree=Pos
likely
likely
ADJ
JJ
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
flirt
flirt
VERB
VB
case
with
with
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
Charlie
Charlie
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Brown
Brown
PROPN
NNP
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
VerbForm=Inf
play
play
VERB
VB
compound
Number=Sing
mind
mind
NOUN
NN
obj
Number=Plur
game
games
NOUN
NNS
case
with
with
ADP
IN
obl
Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
him
PRON
PRP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Number=Sing
Marcie
Marcie
PROPN
NNP
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
is
AUX
VBZ
advmod
Degree=Cmp
more
more
ADV
RBR
root
Degree=Pos
frank
frank
ADJ
JJ
case
in
in
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
her
her
PRON
PRP$
obl
Number=Plur
admission
admissions
NOUN
NNS
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
her
her
PRON
PRP$
nmod
Number=Plur
feeling
feelings
NOUN
NNS
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
advmod
often
often
ADV
RB
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
ask
asks
VERB
VBZ
iobj
Number=Sing
Charlie
Charlie
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Brown
Brown
PROPN
NNP
case
in
in
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
plain
plain
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Sing
language
language
NOUN
NN
mark
if
if
SCONJ
IN
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
he
PRON
PRP
ccomp
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
like
likes
VERB
VBZ
obj
Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
her
her
PRON
PRP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
As he does with Peppermint Patty, Charlie Brown often responds to Marcie's inquiries by trying to evade the issue -- though it appears as if he has feelings for her -- which more than once has made Marcie so angry that she kicked him in the shins in frustration.
mark
as
As
SCONJ
IN
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
he
PRON
PRP
advcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
do
does
VERB
VBZ
case
with
with
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
Peppermint
Peppermint
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Patty
Patty
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Number=Sing
Charlie
Charlie
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Brown
Brown
PROPN
NNP
advmod
often
often
ADV
RB
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
respond
responds
VERB
VBZ
case
to
to
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
Marcie
Marcie
PROPN
NNP
case
's
's
PART
POS
obl
Number=Plur
inquiry
inquiries
NOUN
NNS
mark
by
by
SCONJ
IN
advcl
VerbForm=Ger
try
trying
VERB
VBG
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
evade
evade
VERB
VB
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
issue
issue
NOUN
NN
punct
--
--
PUNCT
,
mark
though
though
SCONJ
IN
expl
Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
it
it
PRON
PRP
advcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
appear
appears
VERB
VBZ
mark
as
as
SCONJ
IN
mark
if
if
SCONJ
IN
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
he
PRON
PRP
advcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
have
has
VERB
VBZ
obj
Number=Plur
feeling
feelings
NOUN
NNS
case
for
for
ADP
IN
nmod
Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
her
her
PRON
PRP
punct
--
--
PUNCT
,
nsubj
PronType=Rel
which
which
PRON
WDT
advmod
Degree=Cmp
more
more
ADV
RBR
case
than
than
ADP
IN
obl
NumType=Mult
once
once
ADV
RB
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
have
has
AUX
VBZ
acl:relcl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
make
made
VERB
VBN
obj
Number=Sing
Marcie
Marcie
PROPN
NNP
advmod
so
so
ADV
RB
xcomp
Degree=Pos
angry
angry
ADJ
JJ
mark
that
that
SCONJ
IN
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
she
she
PRON
PRP
ccomp
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
kick
kicked
VERB
VBD
obj
Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
him
PRON
PRP
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Plur
shin
shins
NOUN
NNS
case
in
in
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
frustration
frustration
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.