(ROOT (S (NP (JJ Human) (NN mail)) (VP (VBZ is) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN transportation)) (PP (IN of) (NP (DT a) (NN person))) (PP (IN through) (NP (DT the) (JJ postal) (NN system))) (, ,) (PP (ADVP (RB usually)) (IN as) (NP (DT a) (NN stowaway))))) (. .)))
Human mail is the transportation of a person through the postal system, usually as a stowaway.
amod
Degree=Pos
human
Human
ADJ
JJ
nsubj
Number=Sing
mail
mail
NOUN
NN
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
is
AUX
VBZ
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
root
Number=Sing
transportation
transportation
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Sing
person
person
NOUN
NN
case
through
through
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
postal
postal
ADJ
JJ
nmod
Number=Sing
system
system
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
advmod
usually
usually
ADV
RB
case
as
as
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Sing
stowaway
stowaway
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (SBAR (IN While) (S (ADJP (JJ rare)))) (, ,) (NP (EX there)) (VP (VBP have) (VP (VBN been) (NP (NP (DT some) (VBN reported) (NNS cases)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NP (NNS people)) (VP (VBG attempting) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB travel) (PP (IN through) (NP (DT the) (NN mail)))))))))))) (. .)))
While rare, there have been some reported cases of people attempting to travel through the mail.
mark
while
While
SCONJ
IN
advcl
Degree=Pos
rare
rare
ADJ
JJ
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
expl
there
there
PRON
EX
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
have
have
AUX
VBP
root
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
be
been
VERB
VBN
det
some
some
DET
DT
amod
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
report
reported
VERB
VBN
nsubj
Number=Plur
case
cases
NOUN
NNS
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Plur
person
people
NOUN
NNS
acl
VerbForm=Ger
attempt
attempting
VERB
VBG
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
travel
travel
VERB
VB
case
through
through
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
mail
mail
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (NP (DT This) (NN form)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NN travel)))) (VP (VBZ is) (ADJP (RB both) (ADJP (JJ illegal)) (CC and) (ADJP (RB highly) (JJ dangerous))) (, ,) (PP (IN with) (NP (NP (NNS cases)) (VP (VBG leading) (PP (IN to) (NP (NP (NN prosecution)) (CC and) (NP (JJ serious) (NN injury)))))))) (. .)))
This form of travel is both illegal and highly dangerous, with cases leading to prosecution and serious injury.
det
Number=Sing|PronType=Dem
this
This
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Sing
form
form
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
travel
travel
NOUN
NN
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
is
AUX
VBZ
cc:preconj
both
both
ADV
RB
root
Degree=Pos
illegal
illegal
ADJ
JJ
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
advmod
highly
highly
ADV
RB
conj
Degree=Pos
dangerous
dangerous
ADJ
JJ
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
case
with
with
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Plur
case
cases
NOUN
NNS
acl
VerbForm=Ger
lead
leading
VERB
VBG
case
to
to
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
prosecution
prosecution
NOUN
NN
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
amod
Degree=Pos
serious
serious
ADJ
JJ
conj
Number=Sing
injury
injury
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (ADJP (RBR More) (JJ common)) (, ,) (PP (ADVP (IN at) (JJS least)) (IN in) (NP (JJ popular) (NN fiction))) (, ,) (VP (VBZ is)) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN mailing)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NP (DT a) (NN part)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NP (DT a) (NN person)) (, ,) (NP (ADVP (RB often)) (NP (DT a) (NN kidnap) (NN victim)))))))) (. .)))
More common, at least in popular fiction, is the mailing of a part of a person, often a kidnap victim.
advmod
Degree=Cmp
more
More
ADV
RBR
root
Degree=Pos
common
common
ADJ
JJ
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
advmod
ExtPos=ADV
at
at
ADP
IN
fixed
Degree=Sup
least
least
ADJ
JJS
case
in
in
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
popular
popular
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Sing
fiction
fiction
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
is
AUX
VBZ
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Sing
mailing
mailing
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Sing
part
part
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Sing
person
person
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
advmod
often
often
ADV
RB
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
kidnap
kidnap
NOUN
NN
appos
Number=Sing
victim
victim
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
Human mail is the transportation of a person through the postal system, usually as a stowaway. While rare, there have been some reported cases of people attempting to travel through the mail. This form of travel is both illegal and highly dangerous, with cases leading to prosecution and serious injury. More common, at least in popular fiction, is the mailing of a part of a person, often a kidnap victim.