(ROOT (S (`` ``) (NP (NN Family)) ('' '') (VP (VBZ is) (ADVP (IN of) (NN course)) (NP (DT an) (JJ elastic) (NN word))) (. .)))
"Family" is of course an elastic word.
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
nsubj
Number=Sing
family
Family
NOUN
NN
punct
''
''
PUNCT
''
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
is
AUX
VBZ
advmod
of
of
ADV
IN
fixed
Number=Sing
course
course
NOUN
NN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
an
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
elastic
elastic
ADJ
JJ
root
Number=Sing
word
word
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (CC But) (SBAR (WHADVP (WRB when)) (S (NP (JJ British) (NNS people)) (VP (VBP say) (SBAR (IN that) (S (NP (PRP$ their) (NN society)) (VP (VBZ is) (PP (VBN based) (PP (IN on) (NP (NN family) (NN life)))))))))) (, ,) (NP (PRP they)) (VP (VBP are) (VP (VBG thinking) (PP (IN of) (`` ``) (NP (NN family)) ('' '')) (PP (IN in) (NP (NP (PRP$ its) (JJ narrow) (, ,) (ADJP (RB peculiarly) (JJ European)) (NN sense)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NP (NN mother) (, ,) (NN father) (CC and) (NNS children)) (VP (VBG living) (ADVP (RB together) (RB alone)) (PP (IN in) (NP (PRP$ their) (JJ own) (NN house))) (PP (IN as) (NP (DT an) (ADJP (JJ economic) (CC and) (JJ social)) (NN unit)))))))))) (. .)))
But when British people say that their society is based on family life, they are thinking of "family" in its narrow, peculiarly European sense of mother, father and children living together alone in their own house as an economic and social unit.
cc
but
But
CCONJ
CC
advmod
PronType=Int
when
when
ADV
WRB
amod
Degree=Pos
British
British
ADJ
JJ
nsubj
Number=Plur
person
people
NOUN
NNS
advcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
say
say
VERB
VBP
mark
that
that
SCONJ
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
their
their
PRON
PRP$
nsubj:pass
Number=Sing
society
society
NOUN
NN
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
is
AUX
VBZ
ccomp
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
base
based
VERB
VBN
case
on
on
ADP
IN
compound
Number=Sing
family
family
NOUN
NN
obl
Number=Sing
life
life
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs
they
they
PRON
PRP
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
are
AUX
VBP
root
Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part
think
thinking
VERB
VBG
case
of
of
ADP
IN
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
obl
Number=Sing
family
family
NOUN
NN
punct
''
''
PUNCT
''
case
in
in
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
its
its
PRON
PRP$
amod
Degree=Pos
narrow
narrow
ADJ
JJ
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
advmod
peculiarly
peculiarly
ADV
RB
amod
Degree=Pos
European
European
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Sing
sense
sense
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
mother
mother
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
conj
Number=Sing
father
father
NOUN
NN
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Number=Plur
child
children
NOUN
NNS
acl
VerbForm=Ger
live
living
VERB
VBG
advmod
together
together
ADV
RB
advmod
alone
alone
ADV
RB
case
in
in
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
their
their
PRON
PRP$
amod
Degree=Pos
own
own
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Sing
house
house
NOUN
NN
case
as
as
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
an
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
economic
economic
ADJ
JJ
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Degree=Pos
social
social
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Sing
unit
unit
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (ADVP (RB Thus)) (, ,) (NP (DT every) (JJ British) (NN marriage)) (VP (VBZ indicates) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN beginning)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NP (DT a) (ADJP (JJ new) (CC and) (JJ independent)) (NN family)) (, --) (ADVP (RB hence)) (NP (NP (DT the) (JJ tremendous) (NN importance)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NP (NN marriage)) (PP (IN in) (NP (JJ British) (NN life)))))))))) (. .)))
Thus, every British marriage indicates the beginning of a new and independent family--hence the tremendous importance of marriage in British life.
advmod
thus
Thus
ADV
RB
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
det
every
every
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
British
British
ADJ
JJ
nsubj
Number=Sing
marriage
marriage
NOUN
NN
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
indicate
indicates
VERB
VBZ
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
beginning
beginning
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
new
new
ADJ
JJ
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Degree=Pos
independent
independent
ADJ
JJ
nmod
Number=Sing
family
family
NOUN
NN
punct
--
--
PUNCT
,
advmod
hence
hence
ADV
RB
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
tremendous
tremendous
ADJ
JJ
appos
Number=Sing
importance
importance
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
marriage
marriage
NOUN
NN
case
in
in
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
British
British
ADJ
JJ
nmod
Number=Sing
life
life
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (PP (IN For) (NP (CC both) (NP (DT the) (NN man)) (CC and) (NP (DT the) (NN woman)))) (, ,) (NP (NN marriage)) (VP (VBZ means) (S (VP (VP (VBG leaving) (NP (NP (PRP one) (POS 's)) (NNS parents))) (CC and) (VP (VBG starting) (NP (NP (PRP one) (POS 's)) (JJ own) (NN life)))))) (. .)))
For both the man and the woman, marriage means leaving one's parents and starting one's own life.
case
for
For
ADP
IN
cc:preconj
both
both
CCONJ
CC
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
man
man
NOUN
NN
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
conj
Number=Sing
woman
woman
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Number=Sing
marriage
marriage
NOUN
NN
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
mean
means
VERB
VBZ
xcomp
VerbForm=Ger
leave
leaving
VERB
VBG
nmod:poss
Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
one
one
PRON
PRP
case
's
's
PART
POS
obj
Number=Plur
parent
parents
NOUN
NNS
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
VerbForm=Ger
start
starting
VERB
VBG
nmod:poss
Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
one
one
PRON
PRP
case
's
's
PART
POS
amod
Degree=Pos
own
own
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Sing
life
life
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (NP (DT The) (NN man) (POS 's)) (JJ first) (NN duty)) (VP (MD will) (ADVP (RB then)) (VP (VB be) (PP (IN to) (NP (NP (PRP$ his) (NN wife)) (, ,) (CC and) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN wife) (POS 's)) (PP (IN to) (NP (PRP$ her) (NN husband)))))))) (. .)))
The man's first duty will then be to his wife, and the wife's to her husband.
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
The
DET
DT
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
man
man
NOUN
NN
case
's
's
PART
POS
amod
Degree=Pos|NumType=Ord
first
first
ADJ
JJ
nsubj
Number=Sing
duty
duty
NOUN
NN
aux
VerbForm=Fin
will
will
AUX
MD
advmod
PronType=Dem
then
then
ADV
RB
cop
VerbForm=Inf
be
be
AUX
VB
case
to
to
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
root
Number=Sing
wife
wife
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
conj
Number=Sing
wife
wife
NOUN
NN
case
's
's
PART
POS
case
to
to
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
her
her
PRON
PRP$
orphan
Number=Sing
husband
husband
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (S (NP (PRP He)) (VP (MD will) (VP (VB be) (ADJP (RB entirely) (JJ responsible) (PP (IN for) (NP (PRP$ her) (JJ financial) (NN support))))))) (, ,) (CC and) (S (NP (PRP she)) (PP (IN for) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN running)) (PP (IN of) (NP (DT the) (JJ new) (NN home)))))) (. .)))
He will be entirely responsible for her financial support, and she for the running of the new home.
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
He
PRON
PRP
aux
VerbForm=Fin
will
will
AUX
MD
cop
VerbForm=Inf
be
be
AUX
VB
advmod
entirely
entirely
ADV
RB
root
Degree=Pos
responsible
responsible
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$
amod
Degree=Pos
financial
financial
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Sing
support
support
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
she
she
PRON
PRP
case
for
for
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Sing
running
running
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
new
new
ADJ
JJ
nmod
Number=Sing
home
home
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (PRP$ Their) (NNS children)) (VP (MD will) (VP (VB be) (NP (NP (PRP$ their) (JJ common) (NN responsibility)) (CC and) (NP (NP (PRP theirs)) (ADVP (RB alone)))))) (. .)))
Their children will be their common responsibility and theirs alone.
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
their
Their
PRON
PRP$
nsubj
Number=Plur
child
children
NOUN
NNS
aux
VerbForm=Fin
will
will
AUX
MD
cop
VerbForm=Inf
be
be
AUX
VB
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
their
their
PRON
PRP$
amod
Degree=Pos
common
common
ADJ
JJ
root
Number=Sing
responsibility
responsibility
NOUN
NN
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
theirs
theirs
PRON
PRP
advmod
alone
alone
ADV
RB
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (S (NP (CC Neither) (NP (NP (NP (DT the) (NN wife) (POS 's)) (NNS parents)) (CC nor) (NP (DT the) (NN husband) (POS 's))) (, ,) (CC nor) (NP (NP (PRP$ their) (NNS brothers) (CC or) (NNS sisters)) (, ,) (NP (NNS aunts) (CC or) (NNS uncles)) (, ,))) (VP (VBP have) (NP (DT any) (NN right) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB interfere) (PP (IN with) (NP (PRP them))))))))) (, --) (S (NP (PRP they)) (VP (VBP are) (NP (PRP$ their) (JJ own) (NNS masters)))) (. .)))
Neither the wife's parents nor the husband's, nor their brothers or sisters, aunts or uncles, have any right to interfere with them--they are their own masters.
cc:preconj
neither
Neither
CCONJ
CC
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
wife
wife
NOUN
NN
case
's
's
PART
POS
nsubj
Number=Plur
parent
parents
NOUN
NNS
cc
nor
nor
CCONJ
CC
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
conj
Number=Sing
husband
husband
NOUN
NN
case
's
's
PART
POS
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
nor
nor
CCONJ
CC
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
their
their
PRON
PRP$
conj
Number=Plur
brother
brothers
NOUN
NNS
cc
or
or
CCONJ
CC
conj
Number=Plur
sister
sisters
NOUN
NNS
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
conj
Number=Plur
aunt
aunts
NOUN
NNS
cc
or
or
CCONJ
CC
conj
Number=Plur
uncle
uncles
NOUN
NNS
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
advcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
have
have
VERB
VBP
det
any
any
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
right
right
NOUN
NN
mark
to
to
PART
TO
acl
VerbForm=Inf
interfere
interfere
VERB
VB
case
with
with
ADP
IN
obl
Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs
they
them
PRON
PRP
punct
--
--
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs
they
they
PRON
PRP
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
are
AUX
VBP
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
their
their
PRON
PRP$
amod
Degree=Pos
own
own
ADJ
JJ
root
Number=Plur
master
masters
NOUN
NNS
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (NFP  ))
root
PUNCT
NFP
(ROOT (S (S (NP (NP (NNS Readers)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NP (NNS novels)) (PP (IN like) (NP (NP (NNP Jane) (NNP Austen) (POS 's)) (NNP Pride) (CC and) (NNP Prejudice)))))) (VP (MD will) (VP (VB know) (SBAR (IN that) (S (PP (IN in) (NP (JJ former) (NNS times))) (NP (NP (NN marriage)) (PP (IN among) (NP (JJ wealthy) (NNS families)))) (VP (VBD were) (VP (VBN arranged) (PP (IN by) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN girl) (POS 's)) (NNS parents)))))))))) (, ,) (S (NP (DT that)) (VP (VBZ is))) (, ,) (S (NP (PRP it)) (VP (VP (VBD was) (NP (NP (DT the) (NNS parents) (POS ')) (NN duty) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB find) (NP (NP (NP (DT a) (JJ suitable) (NN husband)) (PP (IN for) (NP (PRP$ their) (NN daughter)))) (, ,) (NP (ADVP (RB preferably)) (NP (DT a) (JJ rich) (NN one))) (, ,))))))) (CC and) (PP (IN by) (NP (JJ skillful) (NN encouragement) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB lead) (NP (PRP him)) (ADVP (RB eventually)) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB ask) (NP (PRP$ their) (NN permission) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB marry) (NP (PRP her)))))))))))))))) (. .)))
Readers of novels like Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice will know that in former times marriage among wealthy families were arranged by the girl's parents, that is, it was the parents' duty to find a suitable husband for their daughter, preferably a rich one, and by skillful encouragement to lead him eventually to ask their permission to marry her.
nsubj
Number=Plur
reader
Readers
NOUN
NNS
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Plur
novel
novels
NOUN
NNS
case
like
like
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
Jane
Jane
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Austen
Austen
PROPN
NNP
case
's
's
PART
POS
nmod
Number=Sing
Pride
Pride
PROPN
NNP
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Number=Sing
Prejudice
Prejudice
PROPN
NNP
aux
VerbForm=Fin
will
will
AUX
MD
root
VerbForm=Inf
know
know
VERB
VB
mark
that
that
SCONJ
IN
case
in
in
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
former
former
ADJ
JJ
compound
Number=Plur
time
times
NOUN
NNS
nsubj:pass
Number=Sing
marriage
marriage
NOUN
NN
case
among
among
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
wealthy
wealthy
ADJ
JJ
nmod
Number=Plur
family
families
NOUN
NNS
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
were
AUX
VBD
ccomp
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
arrange
arranged
VERB
VBN
case
by
by
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
girl
girl
NOUN
NN
case
's
's
PART
POS
obl:agent
Number=Plur
parent
parents
NOUN
NNS
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
,
expl
Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
it
it
PRON
PRP
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod:poss
Number=Plur
parent
parents
NOUN
NNS
case
's
'
PART
POS
parataxis
Number=Sing
duty
duty
NOUN
NN
mark
to
to
PART
TO
csubj
VerbForm=Inf
find
find
VERB
VB
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
suitable
suitable
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Sing
husband
husband
NOUN
NN
case
for
for
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
their
their
PRON
PRP$
obl
Number=Sing
daughter
daughter
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
advmod
preferably
preferably
ADV
RB
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
rich
rich
ADJ
JJ
appos
Number=Sing
one
one
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
case
by
by
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
skillful
skillful
ADJ
JJ
conj
Number=Sing
encouragement
encouragement
NOUN
NN
mark
to
to
PART
TO
acl
VerbForm=Inf
lead
lead
VERB
VB
obj
Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
him
PRON
PRP
advmod
eventually
eventually
ADV
RB
mark
to
to
PART
TO
advcl
VerbForm=Inf
ask
ask
VERB
VB
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
their
their
PRON
PRP$
obj
Number=Sing
permission
permission
NOUN
NN
mark
to
to
PART
TO
acl
VerbForm=Inf
marry
marry
VERB
VB
obj
Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
her
her
PRON
PRP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (PP (IN Until) (NP (DT that) (NN time))) (, ,) (S (NP (DT the) (NN girl)) (VP (VBD was) (VP (VBN protected) (CC and) (VBN maintained) (PP (IN in) (NP (NP (DT the) (NNS parents) (POS ')) (NN home)))))) (, ,) (CC and) (S (NP (NP (DT the) (JJ financial) (NN relief)) (PP (IN of) (S (VP (VBG getting) (ADJP (JJ rid) (PP (IN of) (NP (PRP her)))))))) (VP (MD could) (VP (VB be) (VP (VBN seen) (PP (IN in) (S (NP (PRP$ their)) (VP (VBG giving) (NP (DT the) (ADJP (RB newly) (VBN married)) (NN pair)) (NP (NP (NP (DT a) (NN sum)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NN money)))) (VP (VBN called) (S (NP (DT a) (NN dowry)))))))))))) (. .)))
Until that time, the girl was protected and maintained in the parents' home, and the financial relief of getting rid of her could be seen in their giving the newly married pair a sum of money called a dowry.
case
until
Until
ADP
IN
det
Number=Sing|PronType=Dem
that
that
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
time
time
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nsubj:pass
Number=Sing
girl
girl
NOUN
NN
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
root
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
protect
protected
VERB
VBN
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
maintain
maintained
VERB
VBN
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod:poss
Number=Plur
parent
parents
NOUN
NNS
case
's
'
PART
POS
obl
Number=Sing
home
home
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
financial
financial
ADJ
JJ
nsubj:pass
Number=Sing
relief
relief
NOUN
NN
mark
of
of
SCONJ
IN
acl
VerbForm=Ger
get
getting
VERB
VBG
obj
Degree=Pos
rid
rid
ADJ
JJ
case
of
of
ADP
IN
obl
Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
her
her
PRON
PRP
aux
VerbForm=Fin
could
could
AUX
MD
aux:pass
VerbForm=Inf
be
be
AUX
VB
conj
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
see
seen
VERB
VBN
mark
in
in
ADP
IN
nsubj
Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
their
their
PRON
PRP$
advcl
VerbForm=Ger
give
giving
VERB
VBG
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
advmod
newly
newly
ADV
RB
amod
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
marry
married
VERB
VBN
iobj
Number=Sing
pair
pair
NOUN
NN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
sum
sum
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
money
money
NOUN
NN
acl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
call
called
VERB
VBN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
xcomp
Number=Sing
dowry
dowry
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (PRP It)) (VP (VBZ is) (ADJP (RB very) (JJ different)) (NP (NN today))) (. .)))
It is very different today.
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
advmod
very
very
ADV
RB
root
Degree=Pos
different
different
ADJ
JJ
obl:tmod
Number=Sing
today
today
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (NP (JJS Most) (NNS girls)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NN today)))) (VP (VBP get) (NP (DT a) (NN job)) (SBAR (WHADVP (WRB when)) (S (NP (PRP they)) (VP (VP (VBP leave) (NP (NN school))) (CC and) (VP (VBP become) (ADJP (RB financially) (JJ independent)) (PP (IN before) (NP (PRP$ their) (NN marriage)))))))) (. .)))
Most girls of today get a job when they leave school and become financially independent before their marriage.
amod
Degree=Sup
most
Most
ADJ
JJS
nsubj
Number=Plur
girl
girls
NOUN
NNS
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
today
today
NOUN
NN
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
get
get
VERB
VBP
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
job
job
NOUN
NN
advmod
PronType=Int
when
when
ADV
WRB
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs
they
they
PRON
PRP
advcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
leave
leave
VERB
VBP
obj
Number=Sing
school
school
NOUN
NN
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
become
become
VERB
VBP
advmod
financially
financially
ADV
RB
xcomp
Degree=Pos
independent
independent
ADJ
JJ
case
before
before
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
their
their
PRON
PRP$
obl
Number=Sing
marriage
marriage
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (DT This)) (VP (VBZ has) (VP (VBN had) (NP (CD two) (NNS results)))) (. .)))
This has had two results.
nsubj
Number=Sing|PronType=Dem
this
This
PRON
DT
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
have
has
AUX
VBZ
root
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
have
had
VERB
VBN
nummod
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
two
two
NUM
CD
obj
Number=Plur
result
results
NOUN
NNS
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (S (NP (DT A) (NN girl)) (VP (VBZ chooses) (NP (PRP$ her) (JJ own) (NN husband)))) (, ,) (CC and) (S (NP (PRP she)) (VP (VBZ gets) (NP (DT no) (NN dowry)))) (. .)))
A girl chooses her own husband, and she gets no dowry.
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
A
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Sing
girl
girl
NOUN
NN
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
choose
chooses
VERB
VBZ
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
her
her
PRON
PRP$
amod
Degree=Pos
own
own
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Sing
husband
husband
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
she
she
PRON
PRP
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
get
gets
VERB
VBZ
det
no
no
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
dowry
dowry
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
"Family" is of course an elastic word. But when British people say that their society is based on family life, they are thinking of "family" in its narrow, peculiarly European sense of mother, father and children living together alone in their own house as an economic and social unit. Thus, every British marriage indicates the beginning of a new and independent family--hence the tremendous importance of marriage in British life. For both the man and the woman, marriage means leaving one's parents and starting one's own life. The man's first duty will then be to his wife, and the wife's to her husband. He will be entirely responsible for her financial support, and she for the running of the new home. Their children will be their common responsibility and theirs alone. Neither the wife's parents nor the husband's, nor their brothers or sisters, aunts or uncles, have any right to interfere with them--they are their own masters.  Readers of novels like Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice will know that in former times marriage among wealthy families were arranged by the girl's parents, that is, it was the parents' duty to find a suitable husband for their daughter, preferably a rich one, and by skillful encouragement to lead him eventually to ask their permission to marry her. Until that time, the girl was protected and maintained in the parents' home, and the financial relief of getting rid of her could be seen in their giving the newly married pair a sum of money called a dowry. It is very different today. Most girls of today get a job when they leave school and become financially independent before their marriage. This has had two results. A girl chooses her own husband, and she gets no dowry.