(ROOT (S (SBAR (WHADVP (WRB When)) (S (NP (PRP$ my) (NN friend)) (VP (VBD went) (PP (IN to) (NP (NNP Europe))) (NP (JJ last) (NN summer)) (, ,) (PP (RB instead) (IN of) (S (VP (VBG snapping) (NP (NP (NNS photographs)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NP (DT the) (NNP Louvre)) (CC or) (NP (NP (DT the) (NNP Eiffel) (NNP Tower)) (CC or) (NP (NNP Stonehenge)))))))))))) (, ,) (NP (PRP she)) (VP (VBD brought) (ADVP (RB back)) (NP (NP (CD 32) (NNS rolls)) (PP (IN of) (, ...) (NP (NN cathedral) (NNS ceilings))))) (. .)))
When my friend went to Europe last summer, instead of snapping photographs of the Louvre or the Eiffel Tower or Stonehenge, she brought back 32 rolls of...cathedral ceilings.
advmod
PronType=Int
when
When
ADV
WRB
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
my
my
PRON
PRP$
nsubj
Number=Sing
friend
friend
NOUN
NN
advcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
go
went
VERB
VBD
case
to
to
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
Europe
Europe
PROPN
NNP
amod
Degree=Pos
last
last
ADJ
JJ
obl:tmod
Number=Sing
summer
summer
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
mark
instead
instead
ADV
RB
fixed
of
of
SCONJ
IN
advcl
VerbForm=Ger
snapp
snapping
VERB
VBG
obj
Number=Plur
photograph
photographs
NOUN
NNS
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Sing
Louvre
Louvre
PROPN
NNP
cc
or
or
CCONJ
CC
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
Eiffel
Eiffel
PROPN
NNP
conj
Number=Sing
Tower
Tower
PROPN
NNP
cc
or
or
CCONJ
CC
conj
Number=Sing
Stonehenge
Stonehenge
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
she
she
PRON
PRP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
bring
brought
VERB
VBD
compound:prt
back
back
ADV
RB
nummod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
32
32
NUM
CD
obj
Number=Plur
roll
rolls
NOUN
NNS
case
of
of
ADP
IN
punct
...
...
PUNCT
,
compound
Number=Sing
cathedral
cathedral
NOUN
NN
nmod
Number=Plur
ceiling
ceilings
NOUN
NNS
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (NP (NNS Ceilings) (. .)))
Ceilings.
root
Number=Plur
ceiling
Ceilings
NOUN
NNS
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (PP (IN For) (NP (DT the) (CD 10) (NNS years))) (NP (PRP I)) (VP (VBP 've) (VP (VBN known) (NP (PRP her)) (SBAR (S (NP (PRP I)) (VP (VBD had) (ADVP (RB never)) (VP (VBN suspected) (SBAR (IN that) (S (NP (PRP she)) (VP (VBD was) (NP (NP (DT this) (JJ passionate)) (PP (IN about) (NP (VBN stained) (NN glass))))))))))))) (. .)))
For the 10 years I've known her I had never suspected that she was this passionate about stained glass.
case
for
For
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nummod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
10
10
NUM
CD
obl
Number=Plur
year
years
NOUN
NNS
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs
I
I
PRON
PRP
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
have
've
AUX
VBP
acl:relcl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
know
known
VERB
VBN
obj
Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
her
her
PRON
PRP
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs
I
I
PRON
PRP
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
have
had
AUX
VBD
advmod
never
never
ADV
RB
root
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
suspect
suspected
VERB
VBN
mark
that
that
SCONJ
IN
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
she
she
PRON
PRP
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
advmod
Number=Sing|PronType=Dem
this
this
PRON
DT
ccomp
Degree=Pos
passionate
passionate
ADJ
JJ
case
about
about
ADP
IN
amod
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
stain
stained
VERB
VBN
obl
Number=Sing
glass
glass
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (NFP  ))
root
PUNCT
NFP
(ROOT (S (ADVP (RB Still)) (NP (NP (CD one)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NP (DT the) (JJS best) (NNS things)) (PP (IN about) (NP (JJ such) (NNS pictures)))))) (, --) (PP (IN despite) (NP (PRP$ their) (JJ obvious) (JJ narrow) (NN appeal))) (, --) (VP (VBZ is) (SBAR (IN that) (S (NP (PRP they)) (VP (MD ca) (RB n't) (VP (VP (VB help)) (CC but) (VP (VB tell) (NP (PRP us)) (NP (NP (DT a) (JJ great) (NN deal)) (PP (IN about) (NP (NP (DT the) (NNS people)) (SBAR (WHNP (WP who)) (S (VP (VBD took) (NP (PRP them)))))))))))))) (. .)))
Still one of the best things about such pictures--despite their obvious narrow appeal--is that they can't help but tell us a great deal about the people who took them.
advmod
still
Still
ADV
RB
nsubj:outer
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
one
one
NUM
CD
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Sup
good
best
ADJ
JJS
nmod
Number=Plur
thing
things
NOUN
NNS
case
about
about
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
such
such
ADJ
JJ
nmod
Number=Plur
picture
pictures
NOUN
NNS
punct
--
--
PUNCT
,
case
despite
despite
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
their
their
PRON
PRP$
amod
Degree=Pos
obvious
obvious
ADJ
JJ
amod
Degree=Pos
narrow
narrow
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Sing
appeal
appeal
NOUN
NN
punct
--
--
PUNCT
,
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
is
AUX
VBZ
mark
that
that
SCONJ
IN
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs
they
they
PRON
PRP
aux
VerbForm=Fin
can
ca
AUX
MD
advmod
not
n't
PART
RB
root
VerbForm=Inf
help
help
VERB
VB
cc
but
but
CCONJ
CC
conj
VerbForm=Inf
tell
tell
VERB
VB
iobj
Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs
we
us
PRON
PRP
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
great
great
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Sing
deal
deal
NOUN
NN
case
about
about
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Plur
person
people
NOUN
NNS
nsubj
PronType=Rel
who
who
PRON
WP
acl:relcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
take
took
VERB
VBD
obj
Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs
they
them
PRON
PRP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (NFP  ))
root
PUNCT
NFP
(ROOT (S (RB So) (NP (PRP I)) (VP (MD should) (RB n't) (VP (VB have) (VP (VBN been) (ADJP (VBN surprised)) (SBAR (WHADVP (WRB when)) (S (NP (PRP I)) (VP (VBD got) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN roll)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NN film)))) (ADVP (RB back) (PP (IN from) (NP (NP (PRP$ my) (JJ 5-year-old) (NN son) (POS 's)) (JJ first) (NN camping) (NN trip)))))))))) (. .)))
So I shouldn't have been surprised when I got the roll of film back from my 5-year-old son's first camping trip.
advmod
so
So
ADV
RB
nsubj:pass
Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs
I
I
PRON
PRP
aux
VerbForm=Fin
should
should
AUX
MD
advmod
not
n't
PART
RB
aux
VerbForm=Inf
have
have
AUX
VB
aux:pass
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
be
been
AUX
VBN
root
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
surprise
surprised
VERB
VBN
advmod
PronType=Int
when
when
ADV
WRB
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs
I
I
PRON
PRP
advcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
get
got
VERB
VBD
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
roll
roll
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
film
film
NOUN
NN
advmod
back
back
ADV
RB
case
from
from
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
my
my
PRON
PRP$
amod
Degree=Pos
5-year-old
5-year-old
ADJ
JJ
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
son
son
NOUN
NN
case
's
's
PART
POS
amod
Degree=Pos|NumType=Ord
first
first
ADJ
JJ
compound
Number=Sing
camping
camping
NOUN
NN
obl
Number=Sing
trip
trip
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (PRP I)) (VP (VBD opened) (NP (DT the) (NN envelope)) (, ,) (S (ADVP (RB naively)) (VP (VBG expecting) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB see) (NP (NP (NNS pictures)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NP (DT the) (JJ nightly) (NN campfire)) (, ,) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN sun)) (VP (VBG setting) (PP (IN over) (NP (DT the) (NN forest))))) (, ,) (CC and) (ADVP (RB possibly)) (NP (RB even) (DT a) (NN deer) (CC or) (CD two))))))))))) (. .)))
I opened the envelope, naively expecting to see pictures of the nightly campfire, the sun setting over the forest, and possibly even a deer or two.
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs
I
I
PRON
PRP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
open
opened
VERB
VBD
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
envelope
envelope
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
advmod
naively
naively
ADV
RB
advcl
VerbForm=Ger
expect
expecting
VERB
VBG
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
see
see
VERB
VB
obj
Number=Plur
picture
pictures
NOUN
NNS
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
nightly
nightly
ADJ
JJ
nmod
Number=Sing
campfire
campfire
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
appos
Number=Sing
sun
sun
NOUN
NN
acl
VerbForm=Ger
set
setting
VERB
VBG
case
over
over
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
forest
forest
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
advmod
possibly
possibly
ADV
RB
advmod
even
even
ADV
RB
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
conj
Number=Sing
deer
deer
NOUN
NN
cc
or
or
CCONJ
CC
conj
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
two
two
NUM
CD
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (NFP  ))
root
PUNCT
NFP
(ROOT (S (ADVP (RB Instead)) (, ,) (NP (PRP I)) (VP (VBD saw) (NP (NP (DT an) (JJ off-center) (NN picture)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NN tennis) (NNS shoes))))) (. .)))
Instead, I saw an off-center picture of tennis shoes.
advmod
instead
Instead
ADV
RB
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs
I
I
PRON
PRP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
see
saw
VERB
VBD
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
an
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
off-center
off-center
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Sing
picture
picture
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
compound
Number=Sing
tennis
tennis
NOUN
NN
nmod
Number=Plur
shoe
shoes
NOUN
NNS
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (NP (NP (RB Not) (RB even) (PRP$ his) (NN tennis) (NNS shoes)) (, ,) (VP (VB mind) (NP (PRP you))) (, ,) (CC but) (NP (NP (DT a) (NN pair)) (SBAR (S (NP (NN someone)) (VP (VBD had) (VP (VBN lost) (CC and) (VBN left) (PP (IN in) (NP (DT the) (NN cabin)))))))) (. .)))
Not even his tennis shoes, mind you, but a pair someone had lost and left in the cabin.
advmod
not
Not
PART
RB
advmod
even
even
ADV
RB
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
compound
Number=Sing
tennis
tennis
NOUN
NN
root
Number=Plur
shoe
shoes
NOUN
NNS
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
parataxis
Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin
mind
mind
VERB
VB
obj
Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs
you
you
PRON
PRP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
but
but
CCONJ
CC
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
conj
Number=Sing
pair
pair
NOUN
NN
nsubj
Number=Sing|PronType=Ind
someone
someone
PRON
NN
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
have
had
AUX
VBD
acl:relcl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
lose
lost
VERB
VBN
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
leave
left
VERB
VBN
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
cabin
cabin
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (NP (NN Mystery) (NNS shoes) (. .)))
Mystery shoes.
compound
Number=Sing
mystery
Mystery
NOUN
NN
root
Number=Plur
shoe
shoes
NOUN
NNS
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (CC And) (NP (DT that)) (VP (VBZ 's) (RB not) (NP (DT all))) (. .)))
And that's not all.
cc
and
And
CCONJ
CC
nsubj
Number=Sing|PronType=Dem
that
that
PRON
DT
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
's
AUX
VBZ
advmod
not
not
PART
RB
root
all
all
DET
DT
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (NFP  ))
root
PUNCT
NFP
(ROOT (S (SBAR (IN As) (S (NP (PRP I)) (VP (VBD went) (PP (IN through) (NP (DT the) (NN stack)))))) (, ,) (NP (PRP I)) (VP (VBD found) (SBAR (IN that) (S (NP (PRP$ my) (NN son)) (VP (VBD had) (ADVP (RB also)) (VP (VBN taken) (NP (NP (NP (DT a) (NN picture)) (PP (IN of) (NP (PRP$ his) (NN sleeping) (NN bag)))) (, ,) (NP (NP (DT a) (NN penny)) (SBAR (S (NP (PRP he)) (VP (VBD found) (PP (IN in) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN gravel)) (ADVP (RB next) (PP (IN to) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN car)) (, ,) (NP (DT a) (NN leaf)) (, ,) (NP (DT an) (JJ orange) (NN sock)) (, ,) (NP (NP (DT a) (NN close-up)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NP (PRP$ his) (NN father) (POS 's)) (NN ear)))) (, ,) (NP (NP (DT a) (VBN burned) (JJ hot) (NN dog)) (, ,) (NP (PRP$ his) (NN thumb)) (, ,) (NP (NP (DT a) (NN piece)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NN gum)))) (, ,) (CC and) (NP (JJ many) (JJ other) (JJ similar) (NNS things)))))))))))))))))) (. .)))
As I went through the stack, I found that my son had also taken a picture of his sleeping bag, a penny he found in the gravel next to the car, a leaf, an orange sock, a close-up of his father's ear, a burned hot dog, his thumb, a piece of gum, and many other similar things.
mark
as
As
SCONJ
IN
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs
I
I
PRON
PRP
advcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
go
went
VERB
VBD
case
through
through
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
stack
stack
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs
I
I
PRON
PRP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
find
found
VERB
VBD
mark
that
that
SCONJ
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
my
my
PRON
PRP$
nsubj
Number=Sing
son
son
NOUN
NN
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
have
had
AUX
VBD
advmod
also
also
ADV
RB
ccomp
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
take
taken
VERB
VBN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
picture
picture
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
compound
Number=Sing
sleeping
sleeping
NOUN
NN
nmod
Number=Sing
bag
bag
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
appos
Number=Sing
penny
penny
NOUN
NN
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
he
PRON
PRP
acl:relcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
find
found
VERB
VBD
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
gravel
gravel
NOUN
NN
case
next
next
ADV
RB
case
to
to
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
car
car
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
conj
Number=Sing
leaf
leaf
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
an
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
orange
orange
ADJ
JJ
conj
Number=Sing
sock
sock
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
conj
Number=Sing
close-up
close-up
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
father
father
NOUN
NN
case
's
's
PART
POS
nmod
Number=Sing
ear
ear
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
burn
burned
VERB
VBN
amod
Degree=Pos
hot
hot
ADJ
JJ
conj
Number=Sing
dog
dog
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
conj
Number=Sing
thumb
thumb
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
conj
Number=Sing
piece
piece
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
gum
gum
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
amod
Degree=Pos
many
many
ADJ
JJ
amod
Degree=Pos
other
other
ADJ
JJ
amod
Degree=Pos
similar
similar
ADJ
JJ
conj
Number=Plur
thing
things
NOUN
NNS
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (NFP  ))
root
PUNCT
NFP
(ROOT (S (NP (EX There)) (VP (VBD was) (NP (NP (QP (RB barely) (CD one)) (NN sign)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NN nature)))) (PP (IN in) (NP (DT the) (JJ whole) (NN stack)))) (. .)))
There was barely one sign of nature in the whole stack.
expl
there
There
PRON
EX
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
VERB
VBD
advmod
barely
barely
ADV
RB
nummod
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
one
one
NUM
CD
nsubj
Number=Sing
sign
sign
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
nature
nature
NOUN
NN
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
whole
whole
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Sing
stack
stack
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (PRP I)) (VP (MD could) (RB n't) (VP (VB help) (S (VP (VBG thinking) (SBAR (IN that) (S (SBAR (IN if) (S (NP (PRP he)) (VP (VBD 'd) (VP (VBN wanted) (NP (NP (NNS pictures)) (PP (IN of) (NP (JJ assorted) (NN junk)))))))) (, ,) (NP (PRP it)) (VP (MD would) (VP (VB 've) (VP (VBN been) (ADJP (JJR cheaper)) (SBAR (SINV (VBD had) (NP (PRP he)) (VP (VBN spent) (NP (DT the) (NN weekend)) (PP (IN in) (NP (PRP$ our) (NN back-yard))))))))))))))) (. .)))
I couldn't help thinking that if he'd wanted pictures of assorted junk, it would've been cheaper had he spent the weekend in our back-yard.
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs
I
I
PRON
PRP
aux
VerbForm=Fin
could
could
AUX
MD
advmod
not
n't
PART
RB
root
VerbForm=Inf
help
help
VERB
VB
xcomp
VerbForm=Ger
think
thinking
VERB
VBG
mark
that
that
SCONJ
IN
mark
if
if
SCONJ
IN
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
he
PRON
PRP
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
would
'd
AUX
VBD
advcl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
want
wanted
VERB
VBN
obj
Number=Plur
picture
pictures
NOUN
NNS
case
of
of
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
assorted
assorted
ADJ
JJ
nmod
Number=Sing
junk
junk
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
it
it
PRON
PRP
aux
VerbForm=Fin
would
would
AUX
MD
aux
VerbForm=Inf
have
've
AUX
VB
cop
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
be
been
AUX
VBN
ccomp
Degree=Cmp
cheap
cheaper
ADJ
JJR
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
have
had
AUX
VBD
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
he
PRON
PRP
advcl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
spend
spent
VERB
VBN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
weekend
weekend
NOUN
NN
case
in
in
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
our
our
PRON
PRP$
obl
Number=Sing
back-yard
back-yard
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (NFP  ))
root
PUNCT
NFP
(ROOT (S (PP (IN AT) (JJS LEAST)) (NP (DT that)) (VP (VBZ is) (SBAR (WHNP (WP what)) (S (NP (PRP I)) (VP (VBD thought) (SBAR (IN until) (S (NP (PRP I)) (VP (VBD showed) (NP (DT the) (NNS photographs)) (PP (IN to) (NP (NP (NP (PRP$ my) (NN ceiling-snapping) (NN friend)) (, ,) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN mother)) (PP (IN of) (NP (CD three) (NNS teenagers))))) (, ,) (SBAR (WHNP (WP who)) (S (VP (VBD said) (ADVP (RB simply)) (, ,) (`` ``) (S (NP (EX There)) (VP (VBZ 's) (NP (NP (NN nothing)) (ADJP (JJ wrong) (PP (IN with) (NP (DT these))))))))))))))))))) (. .) ('' '')))
AT LEAST that is what I thought until I showed the photographs to my ceiling-snapping friend, the mother of three teenagers, who said simply, "There's nothing wrong with these."
case
at
AT
ADP
IN
obl
Degree=Sup
least
LEAST
ADJ
JJS
nsubj
Number=Sing|PronType=Dem
that
that
PRON
DT
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
is
AUX
VBZ
root
PronType=Rel
what
what
PRON
WP
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs
I
I
PRON
PRP
acl:relcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
think
thought
VERB
VBD
mark
until
until
SCONJ
IN
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs
I
I
PRON
PRP
advcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
show
showed
VERB
VBD
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obj
Number=Plur
photograph
photographs
NOUN
NNS
case
to
to
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
my
my
PRON
PRP$
amod
Number=Sing
ceiling-snapping
ceiling-snapping
NOUN
NN
obl
Number=Sing
friend
friend
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
appos
Number=Sing
mother
mother
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nummod
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
three
three
NUM
CD
nmod
Number=Plur
teenager
teenagers
NOUN
NNS
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
PronType=Rel
who
who
PRON
WP
acl:relcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
say
said
VERB
VBD
advmod
simply
simply
ADV
RB
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
expl
there
There
PRON
EX
ccomp
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
's
VERB
VBZ
nsubj
Number=Sing|PronType=Neg
nothing
nothing
PRON
NN
amod
Degree=Pos
wrong
wrong
ADJ
JJ
case
with
with
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Plur|PronType=Dem
this
these
PRON
DT
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
punct
''
''
PUNCT
''
(ROOT (NFP  ))
root
PUNCT
NFP
(ROOT (S (CC But) (ADVP (IN of) (NN course)) (, ,) (NP (DT this)) (VP (VBZ is) (NP (NP (NP (RB just) (DT the) (NN type)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NN answer)))) (SBAR (S (NP (PRP you)) (VP (MD 'd) (VP (VB expect) (PP (IN from) (NP (NP (NN someone)) (SBAR (WHNP (WP who)) (S (VP (VBZ photographs) (NP (NN ceiling))))))))))))) (. .)))
But of course, this is just the type of answer you'd expect from someone who photographs ceiling.
cc
but
But
CCONJ
CC
advmod
of
of
ADV
IN
fixed
Number=Sing
course
course
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Number=Sing|PronType=Dem
this
this
PRON
DT
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
is
AUX
VBZ
advmod
just
just
ADV
RB
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
root
Number=Sing
type
type
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
answer
answer
NOUN
NN
nsubj
Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs
you
you
PRON
PRP
aux
VerbForm=Fin
would
'd
AUX
MD
acl:relcl
VerbForm=Inf
expect
expect
VERB
VB
case
from
from
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing|PronType=Ind
someone
someone
PRON
NN
nsubj
PronType=Rel
who
who
PRON
WP
acl:relcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
photograph
photographs
VERB
VBZ
obj
Number=Sing
ceiling
ceiling
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (NFP  ))
root
PUNCT
NFP
(ROOT (S (ADVP (RB Then)) (NP (PRP she)) (VP (VBD told) (NP (PRP me)) (PP (IN about) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN time)) (SBAR (S (NP (PRP$ her) (NN daughter)) (VP (VP (VBD went) (PP (IN to) (NP (NNP Yosemite) (NNP Valley)))) (CC and) (VP (VBD returned) (PP (IN with) (NP (NP (NNS rolls)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NP (NNS photographs)) (PP (IN of) (NP (DT the) (NML (NML (NN hotel)) (, ,) (NML (NN restaurant)) (, ,) (CC and) (NML (NN gift) (NN shop)))))))))))))))) (. .)))
Then she told me about the time her daughter went to Yosemite Valley and returned with rolls of photographs of the hotel, restaurant, and gift shop.
advmod
PronType=Dem
then
Then
ADV
RB
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
she
she
PRON
PRP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
tell
told
VERB
VBD
iobj
Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs
I
me
PRON
PRP
case
about
about
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
time
time
NOUN
NN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
her
her
PRON
PRP$
nsubj
Number=Sing
daughter
daughter
NOUN
NN
acl:relcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
go
went
VERB
VBD
case
to
to
ADP
IN
compound
Number=Sing
Yosemite
Yosemite
PROPN
NNP
obl
Number=Sing
Valley
Valley
PROPN
NNP
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
return
returned
VERB
VBD
case
with
with
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Plur
roll
rolls
NOUN
NNS
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Plur
photograph
photographs
NOUN
NNS
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Sing
hotel
hotel
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
conj
Number=Sing
restaurant
restaurant
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
compound
Number=Sing
gift
gift
NOUN
NN
conj
Number=Sing
shop
shop
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (PRP She)) (ADVP (RB also)) (VP (VBD told) (NP (PRP me)) (PP (IN about) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN time)) (SBAR (S (NP (PRP$ her) (NN son)) (VP (VP (VBD took) (NP (PRP$ his) (NN camera)) (PP (IN to) (NP (DT a) (NML (NML (NNP Major) (NNP League)) (NNP Baseball)) (NN game)))) (CC and) (VP (VBD returned) (PP (IN with) (NP (NP (CD 24) (NNS pictures)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NN cloud) (NNS formations)))))))))))) (. .)))
She also told me about the time her son took his camera to a Major League Baseball game and returned with 24 pictures of cloud formations.
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
she
She
PRON
PRP
advmod
also
also
ADV
RB
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
tell
told
VERB
VBD
iobj
Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs
I
me
PRON
PRP
case
about
about
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
time
time
NOUN
NN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
her
her
PRON
PRP$
nsubj
Number=Sing
son
son
NOUN
NN
acl:relcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
take
took
VERB
VBD
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
obj
Number=Sing
camera
camera
NOUN
NN
case
to
to
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
Major
Major
ADJ
NNP
compound
Number=Sing
League
League
PROPN
NNP
compound
Number=Sing
Baseball
Baseball
PROPN
NNP
obl
Number=Sing
game
game
NOUN
NN
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
return
returned
VERB
VBD
case
with
with
ADP
IN
nummod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
24
24
NUM
CD
obl
Number=Plur
picture
pictures
NOUN
NNS
case
of
of
ADP
IN
compound
Number=Sing
cloud
cloud
NOUN
NN
nmod
Number=Plur
formation
formations
NOUN
NNS
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (NFP  ))
root
PUNCT
NFP
(ROOT (S (NP (PRP I)) (VP (VBD had) (NP (NP (DT a) (NN feeling)) (SBAR (S (NP (PRP she)) (VP (VBD was) (ADVP (RB just)) (VP (VBG trying) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB make) (S (NP (PRP me)) (VP (VB feel) (ADJP (JJR better))))))))))))) (. .)))
I had a feeling she was just trying to make me feel better.
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs
I
I
PRON
PRP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
have
had
VERB
VBD
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
feeling
feeling
NOUN
NN
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
she
she
PRON
PRP
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
advmod
just
just
ADV
RB
acl:relcl
Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part
try
trying
VERB
VBG
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
make
make
VERB
VB
obj
Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs
I
me
PRON
PRP
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
feel
feel
VERB
VB
xcomp
Degree=Cmp
good
better
ADJ
JJR
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (NFP  ))
root
PUNCT
NFP
(ROOT (S (ADVP (RB Then) (RB again)) (, ,) (PP (IN to) (NP (DT a) (JJ 5-year-old) (NN boy))) (, ,) (S (VP (VBG finding) (NP (DT a) (NN penny)))) (VP (VBZ is) (ADJP (ADJP (RBR more) (JJ exciting)) (PP (IN than) (S (VP (VBG seeing) (NP (DT a) (NN squirrel))))))) (. .)))
Then again, to a 5-year-old boy, finding a penny is more exciting than seeing a squirrel.
advmod
PronType=Dem
then
Then
ADV
RB
advmod
again
again
ADV
RB
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
case
to
to
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
5-year-old
5-year-old
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Sing
boy
boy
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
csubj
VerbForm=Ger
find
finding
VERB
VBG
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
penny
penny
NOUN
NN
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
exciting
exciting
ADJ
JJ
mark
than
than
SCONJ
IN
advcl
VerbForm=Ger
see
seeing
VERB
VBG
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
squirrel
squirrel
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (SBARQ (CC And) (WHADVP (WRB why)) (SQ (MD would) (NP (PRP he)) (VP (VB waste) (NP (JJ good) (NN film)) (PP (IN on) (NP (NP (NN something)) (PP (IN like) (, ,) (INTJ (VB say)) (, ,) (NP (DT some) (NML (JJ endangered) (NN water)) (NNS buffaloes))))) (, ,) (SBAR (WHADVP (WRB when)) (S (NP (PRP he)) (VP (MD could) (VP (VB take) (NP (NP (DT a) (NN picture)) (PP (IN of) (NP (JJ cool) (NN tennis) (NNS shoes)))))))))) (. ?)))
And why would he waste good film on something like, say, some endangered water buffaloes, when he could take a picture of cool tennis shoes?
cc
and
And
CCONJ
CC
advmod
PronType=Int
why
why
ADV
WRB
aux
VerbForm=Fin
would
would
AUX
MD
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
he
PRON
PRP
root
VerbForm=Inf
waste
waste
VERB
VB
amod
Degree=Pos
good
good
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Sing
film
film
NOUN
NN
case
on
on
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing|PronType=Ind
something
something
PRON
NN
case
like
like
ADP
IN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
discourse
VerbForm=Inf
say
say
VERB
VB
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
det
some
some
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
endangered
endangered
ADJ
JJ
compound
Number=Sing
water
water
NOUN
NN
nmod
Number=Plur
buffalo
buffaloes
NOUN
NNS
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
advmod
PronType=Int
when
when
ADV
WRB
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
he
PRON
PRP
aux
VerbForm=Fin
could
could
AUX
MD
advcl
VerbForm=Inf
take
take
VERB
VB
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
picture
picture
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
cool
cool
ADJ
JJ
compound
Number=Sing
tennis
tennis
NOUN
NN
nmod
Number=Plur
shoe
shoes
NOUN
NNS
punct
?
?
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (FRAG (CC Or) (NP (PRP$ his) (JJ shiny) (JJ new) (JJ green) (NN sleeping) (NN bag)) (. ?)))
Or his shiny new green sleeping bag?
cc
or
Or
CCONJ
CC
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
amod
Degree=Pos
shiny
shiny
ADJ
JJ
amod
Degree=Pos
new
new
ADJ
JJ
amod
Degree=Pos
green
green
ADJ
JJ
compound
Number=Sing
sleeping
sleeping
NOUN
NN
root
Number=Sing
bag
bag
NOUN
NN
punct
?
?
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (NFP  ))
root
PUNCT
NFP
(ROOT (S (S (VP (VB Face) (NP (PRP it)))) (: :) (S (NP (NP (NNS Things)) (PP (IN like) (NP (JJ beautiful) (NNS sunsets) (CC and) (NNS campfires)))) (VP (MD ca) (RB n't) (VP (VB compare) (PP (IN to) (NP (NP (DT a) (NN bag)) (PP (IN of) (NP (JJ extra-large) (NN marshmallow)))))))) (. .)))
Face it: Things like beautiful sunsets and campfires can't compare to a bag of extra-large marshmallow.
root
Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin
face
Face
VERB
VB
obj
Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
it
it
PRON
PRP
punct
:
:
PUNCT
:
nsubj
Number=Plur
thing
Things
NOUN
NNS
case
like
like
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
beautiful
beautiful
ADJ
JJ
nmod
Number=Plur
sunset
sunsets
NOUN
NNS
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Number=Plur
campfire
campfires
NOUN
NNS
aux
VerbForm=Fin
can
ca
AUX
MD
advmod
not
n't
PART
RB
parataxis
VerbForm=Inf
compare
compare
VERB
VB
case
to
to
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
bag
bag
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
extra-large
extra-large
ADJ
JJ
nmod
Number=Sing
marshmallow
marshmallow
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (NFP  ))
root
PUNCT
NFP
(ROOT (S (S (ADVP (RB So)) (NP (PRP I)) (VP (VBD did) (SBAR (WHNP (WP what)) (S (NP (DT any) (JJ good) (NN mother)) (VP (MD would) (VP (VB do))))))) (: :) (S (NP (PRP I)) (VP (VP (VBD marked) (NP (DT the) (NN date)) (PP (IN on) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN back)) (PP (IN of) (NP (DT the) (NNS pictures)))))) (CC and) (VP (VBD slid) (NP (PRP them)) (PP (IN into) (NP (PRP$ our) (NN family) (NML (NN vacation) (NN photo)) (NN album))) (, --) (PP (ADVP (RB right)) (IN after) (NP (NP (NP (DT the) (CD five) (NNS pages)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NN ice) (NNS sculptures)))) (SBAR (S (NP (PRP I)) (VP (VBD took) (NP (JJ last) (NN year)) (PP (IN on) (NP (NP (PRP$ our) (NN cruise)) (PP (IN to) (NP (DT the) (NNPS Bahamas))))))))))))) (. .)))
So I did what any good mother would do: I marked the date on the back of the pictures and slid them into our family vacation photo album--right after the five pages of ice sculptures I took last year on our cruise to the Bahamas.
advmod
so
So
ADV
RB
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs
I
I
PRON
PRP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
do
did
VERB
VBD
obj
PronType=Rel
what
what
PRON
WP
det
any
any
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
good
good
ADJ
JJ
nsubj
Number=Sing
mother
mother
NOUN
NN
aux
VerbForm=Fin
would
would
AUX
MD
acl:relcl
VerbForm=Inf
do
do
VERB
VB
punct
:
:
PUNCT
:
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs
I
I
PRON
PRP
parataxis
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
mark
marked
VERB
VBD
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
date
date
NOUN
NN
case
on
on
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
back
back
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Plur
picture
pictures
NOUN
NNS
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
slide
slid
VERB
VBD
obj
Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs
they
them
PRON
PRP
case
into
into
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
our
our
PRON
PRP$
compound
Number=Sing
family
family
NOUN
NN
compound
Number=Sing
vacation
vacation
NOUN
NN
compound
Number=Sing
photo
photo
NOUN
NN
obl
Number=Sing
album
album
NOUN
NN
punct
--
--
PUNCT
,
advmod
right
right
ADV
RB
case
after
after
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nummod
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
five
five
NUM
CD
obl
Number=Plur
page
pages
NOUN
NNS
case
of
of
ADP
IN
compound
Number=Sing
ice
ice
NOUN
NN
nmod
Number=Plur
sculpture
sculptures
NOUN
NNS
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs
I
I
PRON
PRP
acl:relcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
take
took
VERB
VBD
amod
Degree=Pos
last
last
ADJ
JJ
obl:tmod
Number=Sing
year
year
NOUN
NN
case
on
on
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
our
our
PRON
PRP$
obl
Number=Sing
cruise
cruise
NOUN
NN
case
to
to
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Plur
Bahamas
Bahamas
PROPN
NNPS
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
When my friend went to Europe last summer, instead of snapping photographs of the Louvre or the Eiffel Tower or Stonehenge, she brought back 32 rolls of...cathedral ceilings. Ceilings. For the 10 years I've known her I had never suspected that she was this passionate about stained glass.  Still one of the best things about such pictures--despite their obvious narrow appeal--is that they can't help but tell us a great deal about the people who took them.  So I shouldn't have been surprised when I got the roll of film back from my 5-year-old son's first camping trip. I opened the envelope, naively expecting to see pictures of the nightly campfire, the sun setting over the forest, and possibly even a deer or two.  Instead, I saw an off-center picture of tennis shoes. Not even his tennis shoes, mind you, but a pair someone had lost and left in the cabin. Mystery shoes. And that's not all.  As I went through the stack, I found that my son had also taken a picture of his sleeping bag, a penny he found in the gravel next to the car, a leaf, an orange sock, a close-up of his father's ear, a burned hot dog, his thumb, a piece of gum, and many other similar things.  There was barely one sign of nature in the whole stack. I couldn't help thinking that if he'd wanted pictures of assorted junk, it would've been cheaper had he spent the weekend in our back-yard.  AT LEAST that is what I thought until I showed the photographs to my ceiling-snapping friend, the mother of three teenagers, who said simply, "There's nothing wrong with these."  But of course, this is just the type of answer you'd expect from someone who photographs ceiling.  Then she told me about the time her daughter went to Yosemite Valley and returned with rolls of photographs of the hotel, restaurant, and gift shop. She also told me about the time her son took his camera to a Major League Baseball game and returned with 24 pictures of cloud formations.  I had a feeling she was just trying to make me feel better.  Then again, to a 5-year-old boy, finding a penny is more exciting than seeing a squirrel. And why would he waste good film on something like, say, some endangered water buffaloes, when he could take a picture of cool tennis shoes? Or his shiny new green sleeping bag?  Face it: Things like beautiful sunsets and campfires can't compare to a bag of extra-large marshmallow.  So I did what any good mother would do: I marked the date on the back of the pictures and slid them into our family vacation photo album--right after the five pages of ice sculptures I took last year on our cruise to the Bahamas.