(ROOT (S (S (NP (JJS Most) (NNS people)) (VP (VBP consider) (S (VP (VBG skydiving) (NP (NP (DT a) (NN product)) (PP (IN of) (NP (DT the) (JJ 20th) (NN century)))))))) (, ,) (CC but) (S (NP (PRP$ its) (NN history)) (ADVP (RB actually)) (VP (VBZ goes) (ADVP (ADVP (RBR further) (RB back)) (PP (IN than) (NP (DT that)))))) (. .)))
Most people consider skydiving a product of the 20th century, but its history actually goes further back than that.
amod
Degree=Sup
most
Most
ADJ
JJS
nsubj
Number=Plur
person
people
NOUN
NNS
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
consider
consider
VERB
VBP
xcomp
VerbForm=Ger
skydiving
skydiving
VERB
VBG
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
product
product
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos|NumType=Ord
20th
20th
ADJ
JJ
nmod
Number=Sing
century
century
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
but
but
CCONJ
CC
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
its
its
PRON
PRP$
nsubj
Number=Sing
history
history
NOUN
NN
advmod
actually
actually
ADV
RB
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
go
goes
VERB
VBZ
advmod
Degree=Cmp
further
further
ADV
RBR
advmod
back
back
ADV
RB
case
than
than
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing|PronType=Dem
that
that
PRON
DT
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (DT The) (NNPS Chinese)) (VP (VBD attempted) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VP (VB parachute) (PP (IN in) (NP (DT the) (JJ 10th) (NN century)))) (, ,) (SBAR (NP (DT a) (CD thousand) (NNS years)) (IN before) (S (NP (PRP we)) (VP (VBD did)))))))) (. .)))
The Chinese attempted to parachute in the 10th century, a thousand years before we did.
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
The
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Plur
Chinese
Chinese
PROPN
NNPS
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
attempt
attempted
VERB
VBD
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
parachute
parachute
VERB
VB
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos|NumType=Ord
10th
10th
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Sing
century
century
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
nummod
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
thousand
thousand
NUM
CD
obl:npmod
Number=Plur
year
years
NOUN
NNS
mark
before
before
SCONJ
IN
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs
we
we
PRON
PRP
advcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
do
did
AUX
VBD
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (S (NP (DT The) (NNPS Chinese)) (VP (VBD did) (SBAR (WHNP (WP what)) (S (NP (PRP we)) (VP (MD would) (SBAR (S (NP (NN today)) (VP (VB call) (S (NP (NN base) (NN diving))))))))))) (: ;) (S (S (NP (DT that)) (VP (VBZ is))) (, ,) (NP (PRP they)) (VP (VBD jumped) (PP (RP off) (NP (NP (DT a) (NN place)) (SBAR (WHNP (WDT that)) (S (VP (MD would) (VP (VB allow) (S (NP (PRP them)) (VP (TO to) (VP (VB float) (PP (IN from) (NP (DT a) (NN height))) (PP (IN to) (NP (DT the) (NN ground)))))))))))))) (. .)))
The Chinese did what we would today call base diving; that is, they jumped off a place that would allow them to float from a height to the ground.
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
The
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Plur
Chinese
Chinese
PROPN
NNPS
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
do
did
VERB
VBD
obj
PronType=Rel
what
what
PRON
WP
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs
we
we
PRON
PRP
aux
VerbForm=Fin
would
would
AUX
MD
obl:tmod
Number=Sing
today
today
NOUN
NN
acl:relcl
VerbForm=Inf
call
call
VERB
VB
compound
Number=Sing
base
base
NOUN
NN
obj
Number=Sing
diving
diving
NOUN
NN
punct
;
;
PUNCT
:
obl:npmod
Number=Sing|PronType=Dem
that
that
PRON
DT
fixed
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
is
AUX
VBZ
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs
they
they
PRON
PRP
parataxis
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
jump
jumped
VERB
VBD
compound:prt
off
off
ADP
RP
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
place
place
NOUN
NN
nsubj
PronType=Rel
that
that
PRON
WDT
aux
VerbForm=Fin
would
would
AUX
MD
acl:relcl
VerbForm=Inf
allow
allow
VERB
VB
iobj
Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs
they
them
PRON
PRP
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
float
float
VERB
VB
case
from
from
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
height
height
NOUN
NN
case
to
to
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
ground
ground
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (NFP  ))
root
PUNCT
NFP
(ROOT (S (NP (NP (DT The) (JJ first) (NN person)) (SBAR (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB attempt) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB parachute))))))))) (VP (VBD was) (NP (NP (DT a) (NNP Frenchman)) (VP (VBN named) (S (NP (NNP Jacques) (NNP Garnerin)))))) (. .)))
The first person to attempt to parachute was a Frenchman named Jacques Garnerin.
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
The
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos|NumType=Ord
first
first
ADJ
JJ
nsubj
Number=Sing
person
person
NOUN
NN
mark
to
to
PART
TO
acl
VerbForm=Inf
attempt
attempt
VERB
VB
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
parachute
parachute
VERB
VB
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
root
Number=Sing
Frenchman
Frenchman
PROPN
NNP
acl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
name
named
VERB
VBN
xcomp
Number=Sing
Jacques
Jacques
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Garnerin
Garnerin
PROPN
NNP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (PRP He)) (VP (VP (VBD jumped) (PP (IN from) (NP (PRP$ his) (NN hot-air) (NN balloon))) (PP (IN at) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN end)) (PP (IN of) (NP (DT the) (JJ 18th) (NN century)))))) (CC and) (VP (VP (VBD did) (NP (NNS tricks)) (PP (IN on) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN way)) (RB down)))) (CC and) (VP (VBD stupefied) (NP (DT the) (NNS crowds)) (PP (IN by) (S (VP (VBG landing) (ADVP (RB safely)) (PP (IN on) (NP (DT the) (NN ground))))))))) (. .)))
He jumped from his hot-air balloon at the end of the 18th century and did tricks on the way down and stupefied the crowds by landing safely on the ground.
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
He
PRON
PRP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
jump
jumped
VERB
VBD
case
from
from
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
compound
Number=Sing
hot-air
hot-air
NOUN
NN
obl
Number=Sing
balloon
balloon
NOUN
NN
case
at
at
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
end
end
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos|NumType=Ord
18th
18th
ADJ
JJ
nmod
Number=Sing
century
century
NOUN
NN
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
do
did
VERB
VBD
obj
Number=Plur
trick
tricks
NOUN
NNS
case
on
on
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
way
way
NOUN
NN
advmod
down
down
ADV
RB
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
stupefy
stupefied
VERB
VBD
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obj
Number=Plur
crowd
crowds
NOUN
NNS
mark
by
by
SCONJ
IN
advcl
VerbForm=Ger
land
landing
VERB
VBG
advmod
safely
safely
ADV
RB
case
on
on
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
ground
ground
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (PP (IN At) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN end)) (PP (IN of) (NP (DT the) (JJ 19th) (NN century))))) (, ,) (NP (NP (NNP Kathie) (NNP Paulus)) (, ,) (NP (DT a) (JJ brave) (JJ German) (NN woman)) (, ,)) (VP (VBD became) (ADJP (JJ famous) (PP (IN for) (NP (PRP$ her) (NN skydiving) (NNS skills))))) (. .)))
At the end of the 19th century, Kathie Paulus, a brave German woman, became famous for her skydiving skills.
case
at
At
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
end
end
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos|NumType=Ord
19th
19th
ADJ
JJ
nmod
Number=Sing
century
century
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Number=Sing
Kathie
Kathie
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Paulus
Paulus
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
brave
brave
ADJ
JJ
amod
Degree=Pos
German
German
ADJ
JJ
appos
Number=Sing
woman
woman
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
become
became
VERB
VBD
xcomp
Degree=Pos
famous
famous
ADJ
JJ
case
for
for
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
her
her
PRON
PRP$
compound
Number=Sing
skydiving
skydiving
NOUN
NN
obl
Number=Plur
skill
skills
NOUN
NNS
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (NFP  ))
root
PUNCT
NFP
(ROOT (S (SBAR (IN Once) (S (NP (DT the) (NN airplane)) (VP (VBD was) (VP (VBN invented))))) (, ,) (NP (NN skydiving)) (VP (VBD took) (PRT (RP on)) (NP (DT a) (JJ whole) (JJ new) (NN form))) (. .)))
Once the airplane was invented, skydiving took on a whole new form.
mark
once
Once
SCONJ
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nsubj:pass
Number=Sing
airplane
airplane
NOUN
NN
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
advcl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
invent
invented
VERB
VBN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Number=Sing
skydiving
skydiving
NOUN
NN
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
take
took
VERB
VBD
compound:prt
on
on
ADP
RP
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
whole
whole
ADJ
JJ
amod
Degree=Pos
new
new
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Sing
form
form
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (DT The) (NN airplane)) (VP (VBD made) (S (NP (NP (PRP it))) (ADJP (JJ possible)) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB dive) (PP (IN from) (NP (JJR greater) (NNS heights))) (PP (IN at) (NP (JJR greater) (NNS speeds)))))) (, ,) (S (VP (VBG allowing) (PP (IN for) (NP (NP (JJR more) (NN range)) (PP (IN in) (NP (NP (DT the) (NNS movements)) (PP (IN in) (NP (DT the) (NN air))))))))))) (. .)))
The airplane made it possible to dive from greater heights at greater speeds, allowing for more range in the movements in the air.
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
The
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Sing
airplane
airplane
NOUN
NN
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
make
made
VERB
VBD
expl
Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
it
it
PRON
PRP
xcomp
Degree=Pos
possible
possible
ADJ
JJ
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
dive
dive
VERB
VB
case
from
from
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Cmp
great
greater
ADJ
JJR
obl
Number=Plur
height
heights
NOUN
NNS
case
at
at
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Cmp
great
greater
ADJ
JJR
obl
Number=Plur
speed
speeds
NOUN
NNS
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
advcl
VerbForm=Ger
allow
allowing
VERB
VBG
case
for
for
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Cmp
more
more
ADJ
JJR
obl
Number=Sing
range
range
NOUN
NN
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Plur
movement
movements
NOUN
NNS
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Sing
air
air
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (NP (DT A) (NN woman)) (VP (VBN named) (S (NP (NNP Tiny) (NNP Broadwick))))) (VP (VBD became) (NP (NP (DT the) (JJ first) (NN woman)) (SBAR (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VP (VB jump) (PP (IN from) (NP (DT a) (NN plane))) (PP (IN in) (NP (CD 1913)))) (CC and) (VP (VB dive) (NP (JJ free) (NN fall)) (PP (IN in) (NP (CD 1914)))))))))) (. .)))
A woman named Tiny Broadwick became the first woman to jump from a plane in 1913 and dive free fall in 1914.
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
A
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Sing
woman
woman
NOUN
NN
acl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
name
named
VERB
VBN
xcomp
Number=Sing
Tiny
Tiny
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Broadwick
Broadwick
PROPN
NNP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
become
became
VERB
VBD
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos|NumType=Ord
first
first
ADJ
JJ
xcomp
Number=Sing
woman
woman
NOUN
NN
mark
to
to
PART
TO
acl
VerbForm=Inf
jump
jump
VERB
VB
case
from
from
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
plane
plane
NOUN
NN
case
in
in
ADP
IN
obl
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1913
1913
NUM
CD
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
VerbForm=Inf
dive
dive
VERB
VB
amod
Degree=Pos
free
free
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Sing
fall
fall
NOUN
NN
case
in
in
ADP
IN
obl
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1914
1914
NUM
CD
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (NFP  ))
root
PUNCT
NFP
(ROOT (S (NP (NN Skydiving)) (VP (VBD was) (RB not) (VP (VBN called) (S (ADJP (NN skydiving))) (PP (IN until) (NP (NP (NP (DT the) (NN middle)) (PP (IN of) (NP (DT the) (NNS 1950s)))) (, ,) (SBAR (WHADVP (WRB when)) (S (NP (NNP Ronald) (NNP Young)) (VP (VBD invented) (NP (DT the) (NN word))))))))) (. .)))
Skydiving was not called skydiving until the middle of the 1950s, when Ronald Young invented the word.
nsubj:pass
Number=Sing
skydiving
Skydiving
NOUN
NN
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
advmod
not
not
PART
RB
root
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
call
called
VERB
VBN
xcomp
Number=Sing
skydiving
skydiving
NOUN
NN
case
until
until
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
middle
middle
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Plur
1950s
1950s
NOUN
NNS
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
advmod
PronType=Int
when
when
ADV
WRB
nsubj
Number=Sing
Ronald
Ronald
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Young
Young
PROPN
NNP
advcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
invent
invented
VERB
VBD
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
word
word
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (S (NP (PRP It)) (VP (VP (VBD had) (VP (VBN been) (VP (VBN called) (S (VP (VBG parachuting))) (PP (IN before) (NP (DT this)))))) (CC and) (VP (VBD was) (ADVP (RB mainly)) (VP (VBN used) (PP (IN by) (NP (DT the) (NN military))) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB land) (NP (NNS troops)) (PP (IN in) (NP (JJ inland) (NNS locations)))))))))) (, ,) (CC or) (SBAR (IN for) (S (NP (NNS pilots)) (VP (TO to) (VP (VB jump) (PP (IN out) (PP (IN of) (NP (PRP$ their) (NNS planes)))) (SBAR (WRB when) (FRAG (ADJP (JJ necessary)))))))) (. .)))
It had been called parachuting before this and was mainly used by the military to land troops in inland locations, or for pilots to jump out of their planes when necessary.
nsubj:pass
Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
it
It
PRON
PRP
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
have
had
AUX
VBD
aux:pass
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
be
been
AUX
VBN
root
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
call
called
VERB
VBN
xcomp
VerbForm=Ger
parachute
parachuting
VERB
VBG
case
before
before
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing|PronType=Dem
this
this
PRON
DT
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
advmod
mainly
mainly
ADV
RB
conj
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
use
used
VERB
VBN
case
by
by
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
military
military
NOUN
NN
mark
to
to
PART
TO
advcl
VerbForm=Inf
land
land
VERB
VB
obj
Number=Plur
troops
troops
NOUN
NNS
case
in
in
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
inland
inland
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Plur
location
locations
NOUN
NNS
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
or
or
CCONJ
CC
mark
for
for
SCONJ
IN
nsubj
Number=Plur
pilot
pilots
NOUN
NNS
mark
to
to
PART
TO
conj
VerbForm=Inf
jump
jump
VERB
VB
case
out
out
ADP
IN
fixed
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
their
their
PRON
PRP$
obl
Number=Plur
plane
planes
NOUN
NNS
advmod
PronType=Int
when
when
ADV
WRB
advcl
Degree=Pos
necessary
necessary
ADJ
JJ
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (SBAR (IN Once) (S (NP (NNP World) (NNP War) (NNP I)) (VP (VBD was) (ADJP (RB over))))) (, ,) (NP (NN parachuting)) (VP (VBD became) (NP (NP (DT a) (NN sport)) (, ,) (SBAR (WHNP (WDT which)) (S (NP (PRP we)) (ADVP (RB now)) (VP (VBP call) (S (NP (NN skydiving)))))))) (. .)))
Once World War I was over, parachuting became a sport, which we now call skydiving.
mark
once
Once
SCONJ
IN
compound
Number=Sing
World
World
PROPN
NNP
nsubj
Number=Sing
War
War
PROPN
NNP
nsubj
Number=Sing
I
I
PROPN
NNP
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
advcl
over
over
ADV
RB
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Number=Sing
parachuting
parachuting
NOUN
NN
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
become
became
VERB
VBD
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
xcomp
Number=Sing
sport
sport
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
obj
PronType=Rel
which
which
PRON
WDT
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs
we
we
PRON
PRP
advmod
now
now
ADV
RB
acl:relcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
call
call
VERB
VBP
xcomp
Number=Sing
skydiving
skydiving
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (NFP  ))
root
PUNCT
NFP
(ROOT (S (PP (IN After) (NP (NNP World) (NNP War) (CD II))) (, ,) (NP (DT this) (NN activity)) (VP (VBD became) (ADVP (RBR more)) (NP (NP (DT a) (NN hobby)) (PP (IN than) (NP (DT a) (JJ military) (NN action))))) (. .)))
After World War II, this activity became more a hobby than a military action.
case
after
After
ADP
IN
compound
Number=Sing
World
World
PROPN
NNP
obl
Number=Sing
War
War
PROPN
NNP
nummod
NumForm=Roman|NumType=Card
II
II
NUM
CD
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
det
Number=Sing|PronType=Dem
this
this
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Sing
activity
activity
NOUN
NN
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
become
became
VERB
VBD
advmod
Degree=Cmp
more
more
ADV
RBR
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
xcomp
Number=Sing
hobby
hobby
NOUN
NN
case
than
than
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
military
military
ADJ
JJ
nmod
Number=Sing
action
action
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (NNS Soldiers)) (VP (VBD were) (VP (VP (VBN trained) (PP (IN in) (S (VP (VBG parachuting))))) (CC and) (VP (VBD enjoyed) (NP (DT the) (NN thrill))) (ADVP (ADVP (RB so) (RB much)) (SBAR (IN that) (S (NP (PRP they)) (VP (VBD continued) (PRT (RP on)) (PP (IN for) (NP (NN fun))))))))) (. .)))
Soldiers were trained in parachuting and enjoyed the thrill so much that they continued on for fun.
nsubj:pass
Number=Plur
soldier
Soldiers
NOUN
NNS
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
were
AUX
VBD
root
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
train
trained
VERB
VBN
mark
in
in
SCONJ
IN
obl
VerbForm=Ger
parachute
parachuting
VERB
VBG
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
enjoy
enjoyed
VERB
VBD
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
thrill
thrill
NOUN
NN
advmod
so
so
ADV
RB
advmod
much
much
ADV
RB
mark
that
that
SCONJ
IN
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs
they
they
PRON
PRP
advcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
continue
continued
VERB
VBD
compound:prt
on
on
ADP
RP
case
for
for
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
fun
fun
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (PP (IN From) (NP (DT this) (, ,) (NNS teams) (CC and) (NNS competitions))) (VP (VBD were) (VP (VBN formed))) (. .)))
From this, teams and competitions were formed.
case
from
From
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing|PronType=Dem
this
this
PRON
DT
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj:pass
Number=Plur
team
teams
NOUN
NNS
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Number=Plur
competition
competitions
NOUN
NNS
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
were
AUX
VBD
root
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
form
formed
VERB
VBN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (S (NP (NN Skydiving) (NNS schools)) (VP (VBD appeared) (PP (IN in) (NP (DT the) (JJ late) (NNS 1950s))))) (CC and) (S (ADVP (RB now)) (NP (PRP it)) (VP (VBZ is) (NP (NP (DT a) (VBN recognized) (JJ extreme) (NN sport)) (VP (VBN enjoyed) (PP (IN by) (NP (JJ many))))))) (. .)))
Skydiving schools appeared in the late 1950s and now it is a recognized extreme sport enjoyed by many.
compound
Number=Sing
skydiving
Skydiving
NOUN
NN
nsubj
Number=Plur
school
schools
NOUN
NNS
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
appear
appeared
VERB
VBD
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
late
late
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Plur
1950s
1950s
NOUN
NNS
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
advmod
now
now
ADV
RB
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
it
it
PRON
PRP
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
is
AUX
VBZ
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
recognize
recognized
VERB
VBN
amod
Degree=Pos
extreme
extreme
ADJ
JJ
conj
Number=Sing
sport
sport
NOUN
NN
acl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
enjoy
enjoyed
VERB
VBN
case
by
by
ADP
IN
obl:agent
Degree=Pos
many
many
ADJ
JJ
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
Most people consider skydiving a product of the 20th century, but its history actually goes further back than that. The Chinese attempted to parachute in the 10th century, a thousand years before we did. The Chinese did what we would today call base diving; that is, they jumped off a place that would allow them to float from a height to the ground.  The first person to attempt to parachute was a Frenchman named Jacques Garnerin. He jumped from his hot-air balloon at the end of the 18th century and did tricks on the way down and stupefied the crowds by landing safely on the ground. At the end of the 19th century, Kathie Paulus, a brave German woman, became famous for her skydiving skills.  Once the airplane was invented, skydiving took on a whole new form. The airplane made it possible to dive from greater heights at greater speeds, allowing for more range in the movements in the air. A woman named Tiny Broadwick became the first woman to jump from a plane in 1913 and dive free fall in 1914.  Skydiving was not called skydiving until the middle of the 1950s, when Ronald Young invented the word. It had been called parachuting before this and was mainly used by the military to land troops in inland locations, or for pilots to jump out of their planes when necessary. Once World War I was over, parachuting became a sport, which we now call skydiving.  After World War II, this activity became more a hobby than a military action. Soldiers were trained in parachuting and enjoyed the thrill so much that they continued on for fun. From this, teams and competitions were formed. Skydiving schools appeared in the late 1950s and now it is a recognized extreme sport enjoyed by many.