(ROOT (S (NP (EX There)) (VP (VBD was) (NP (NP (DT a) (JJ little) (NN boy)) (PP (IN with) (NP (DT a) (JJ bad) (NN temper))))) (. .)))
There was a little boy with a bad temper.
expl
there
There
PRON
EX
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
VERB
VBD
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
little
little
ADJ
JJ
nsubj
Number=Sing
boy
boy
NOUN
NN
case
with
with
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
bad
bad
ADJ
JJ
nmod
Number=Sing
temper
temper
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (PRP$ His) (NN father)) (VP (VBD gave) (NP (PRP him)) (NP (NP (DT some) (NNS nails)) (SBAR (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB drive) (PP (IN into) (NP (DT the) (NN fence)))))))) (SBAR (WHADVP (WRB when)) (S (NP (PRP he)) (VP (VBD lost) (NP (PRP$ his) (NN temper)))))) (. .)))
His father gave him some nails to drive into the fence when he lost his temper.
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
His
PRON
PRP$
nsubj
Number=Sing
father
father
NOUN
NN
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
give
gave
VERB
VBD
iobj
Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
him
PRON
PRP
det
some
some
DET
DT
obj
Number=Plur
nail
nails
NOUN
NNS
mark
to
to
PART
TO
acl
VerbForm=Inf
drive
drive
VERB
VB
case
into
into
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
fence
fence
NOUN
NN
advmod
PronType=Int
when
when
ADV
WRB
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
he
PRON
PRP
advcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
lose
lost
VERB
VBD
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
obj
Number=Sing
temper
temper
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (DT The) (JJ first) (NN day)) (NP (DT the) (NN boy)) (VP (VBD drove) (NP (CD 37) (NNS nails)) (PP (IN into) (NP (DT the) (NN fence)))) (. .)))
The first day the boy drove 37 nails into the fence.
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
The
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos|NumType=Ord
first
first
ADJ
JJ
obl:tmod
Number=Sing
day
day
NOUN
NN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Sing
boy
boy
NOUN
NN
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
drive
drove
VERB
VBD
nummod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
37
37
NUM
CD
obj
Number=Plur
nail
nails
NOUN
NNS
case
into
into
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
fence
fence
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (ADVP (RB Then)) (NP (PRP it)) (VP (VBD began) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB become) (ADJP (JJR less)))))) (. .)))
Then it began to become less.
advmod
PronType=Dem
then
Then
ADV
RB
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
it
it
PRON
PRP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
begin
began
VERB
VBD
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
become
become
VERB
VB
xcomp
Degree=Cmp
less
less
ADJ
JJR
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (PRP He)) (VP (VBD found) (SBAR (S (NP (NP (PRP it))) (VP (VBD was) (ADJP (JJR easier)) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB hold) (NP (PRP$ his) (NN temper))))) (SBAR (IN than) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB drive) (NP (DT those) (NNS nails)) (PP (IN into) (NP (DT the) (NN fence))))))))))) (. .)))
He found it was easier to hold his temper than to drive those nails into the fence.
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
find
found
VERB
VBD
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
ccomp
Degree=Cmp
easy
easier
ADJ
JJR
mark
to
to
PART
TO
csubj
VerbForm=Inf
hold
hold
VERB
VB
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
obj
Number=Sing
temper
temper
NOUN
NN
mark
than
than
SCONJ
IN
mark
to
to
PART
TO
advcl
VerbForm=Inf
drive
drive
VERB
VB
det
Number=Plur|PronType=Dem
that
those
DET
DT
obj
Number=Plur
nail
nails
NOUN
NNS
case
into
into
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
fence
fence
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (NFP  ))
root
PUNCT
NFP
(ROOT (S (ADVP (RB Finally)) (NP (DT the) (NN day)) (VP (VBD came) (SBAR (WHADVP (WRB when)) (S (NP (DT the) (NN boy)) (VP (VBD did) (RB n't) (VP (VB lose) (NP (PRP$ his) (NN temper)) (ADVP (IN at) (DT all))))))) (. .)))
Finally the day came when the boy didn't lose his temper at all.
advmod
finally
Finally
ADV
RB
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Sing
day
day
NOUN
NN
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
come
came
VERB
VBD
advmod
PronType=Int
when
when
ADV
WRB
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Sing
boy
boy
NOUN
NN
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
do
did
AUX
VBD
advmod
not
n't
PART
RB
advcl
VerbForm=Inf
lose
lose
VERB
VB
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
obj
Number=Sing
temper
temper
NOUN
NN
case
at
at
ADP
IN
obl
all
all
DET
DT
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (S (NP (PRP He)) (VP (VBD told) (NP (PRP$ his) (NN father)) (PP (IN about) (NP (PRP it))))) (CC and) (S (NP (DT the) (NN father)) (VP (VBD suggested) (SBAR (IN that) (S (NP (DT the) (NN boy)) (VP (MD should) (ADVP (RB now)) (VP (VB pull) (PRT (RP out)) (NP (CD one) (NN nail)) (PP (IN for) (NP (DT each) (NN day))) (SBAR (IN that) (S (NP (PRP he)) (VP (VBD held) (NP (PRP$ his) (NN temper))))))))))) (. .)))
He told his father about it and the father suggested that the boy should now pull out one nail for each day that he held his temper.
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
tell
told
VERB
VBD
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
iobj
Number=Sing
father
father
NOUN
NN
case
about
about
ADP
IN
obl
Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
it
it
PRON
PRP
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Sing
father
father
NOUN
NN
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
suggest
suggested
VERB
VBD
mark
that
that
SCONJ
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Sing
boy
boy
NOUN
NN
aux
VerbForm=Fin
should
should
AUX
MD
advmod
now
now
ADV
RB
ccomp
VerbForm=Inf
pull
pull
VERB
VB
compound:prt
out
out
ADP
RP
nummod
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
one
one
NUM
CD
obj
Number=Sing
nail
nail
NOUN
NN
case
for
for
ADP
IN
det
each
each
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
day
day
NOUN
NN
mark
that
that
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=Past|VerbForm=Fin
hold
held
VERB
VBD
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
obj
Number=Sing
temper
temper
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (S (NP (DT The) (NNS days)) (VP (VBD passed))) (CC and) (S (NP (DT the) (JJ young) (NN boy)) (VP (VBD was) (ADVP (RB finally)) (ADJP (JJ able) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB tell) (NP (PRP$ his) (NN father)) (SBAR (IN that) (S (NP (PDT all) (DT the) (NNS nails)) (VP (VBD were) (VP (JJ gone))))))))))) (. .)))
The days passed and the young boy was finally able to tell his father that all the nails were gone.
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
The
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Plur
day
days
NOUN
NNS
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
pass
passed
VERB
VBD
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
young
young
ADJ
JJ
nsubj
Number=Sing
boy
boy
NOUN
NN
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
advmod
finally
finally
ADV
RB
conj
Degree=Pos
able
able
ADJ
JJ
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
tell
tell
VERB
VB
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
iobj
Number=Sing
father
father
NOUN
NN
mark
that
that
SCONJ
IN
det:predet
all
all
DET
PDT
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Plur
nail
nails
NOUN
NNS
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
were
AUX
VBD
ccomp
Degree=Pos
gone
gone
ADJ
JJ
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (NFP  ))
root
PUNCT
NFP
(ROOT (S (NP (DT The) (NN father)) (VP (VP (VBD took) (NP (PRP$ his) (NN son)) (PP (IN by) (NP (DT the) (NN hand)))) (CC and) (VP (VBD led) (NP (PRP him)) (PP (IN to) (NP (DT the) (NN fence))))) (. .)))
The father took his son by the hand and led him to the fence.
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
The
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Sing
father
father
NOUN
NN
root
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
son
son
NOUN
NN
case
by
by
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
hand
hand
NOUN
NN
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
lead
led
VERB
VBD
obj
Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
him
PRON
PRP
case
to
to
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
fence
fence
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (PRP He)) (VP (VBD said) (, ,) (`` ``) (S (S (NP (PRP You)) (VP (VBP have) (VP (VBN done) (ADVP (RB well)) (, ,) (NP (PRP$ my) (NN son))))) (, ,) (CC but) (S (NP (PRP you)) (VP (VBP look) (PP (IN at) (NP (DT the) (NN fence))))))) (. .)))
He said, "You have done well, my son, but you look at the fence.
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
say
said
VERB
VBD
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
nsubj
Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs
you
You
PRON
PRP
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
have
have
AUX
VBP
ccomp
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
do
done
VERB
VBN
advmod
Degree=Pos
well
well
ADV
RB
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
my
my
PRON
PRP$
vocative
Number=Sing
son
son
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
but
but
CCONJ
CC
nsubj
Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs
you
you
PRON
PRP
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
look
look
VERB
VBP
case
at
at
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
fence
fence
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (PRP It)) (VP (MD will) (ADVP (RB never)) (VP (VB be) (NP (DT the) (JJ same)))) (. .)))
It will never be the same.
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
it
It
PRON
PRP
aux
VerbForm=Fin
will
will
AUX
MD
advmod
never
never
ADV
RB
cop
VerbForm=Inf
be
be
AUX
VB
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
root
Degree=Pos
same
same
ADJ
JJ
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (SBAR (WHADVP (WRB When)) (S (NP (PRP you)) (VP (VBP say) (NP (NNS things)) (PP (IN in) (NP (NN anger)))))) (, ,) (NP (PRP they)) (VP (VBP leave) (NP (DT a) (NN scar)) (PP (ADVP (RB just)) (IN like) (NP (DT this) (NN one)))) (. .)))
When you say things in anger, they leave a scar just like this one.
advmod
PronType=Int
when
When
ADV
WRB
nsubj
Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs
you
you
PRON
PRP
advcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
say
say
VERB
VBP
obj
Number=Plur
thing
things
NOUN
NNS
case
in
in
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
anger
anger
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs
they
they
PRON
PRP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
leave
leave
VERB
VBP
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
scar
scar
NOUN
NN
advmod
just
just
ADV
RB
case
like
like
ADP
IN
det
Number=Sing|PronType=Dem
this
this
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
one
one
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (PRP You)) (VP (MD can) (VP (VP (VB put) (NP (DT a) (NN knife)) (PP (IN in) (NP (DT a) (NN man)))) (CC and) (VP (VB draw) (NP (PRP it)) (PRT (RP out))))) (. .)))
You can put a knife in a man and draw it out.
nsubj
Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs
you
You
PRON
PRP
aux
VerbForm=Fin
can
can
AUX
MD
root
VerbForm=Inf
put
put
VERB
VB
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
knife
knife
NOUN
NN
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
man
man
NOUN
NN
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
VerbForm=Inf
draw
draw
VERB
VB
obj
Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
it
it
PRON
PRP
compound:prt
out
out
ADP
RP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (S (NP (PRP It)) (VP (MD wo) (RB n't) (VP (VB matter) (SBAR (WHNP (WHADJP (WRB how) (JJ many)) (NNS times)) (S (NP (PRP you)) (VP (VBP say) (SBAR (S (NP (PRP I)) (VP (VBP 'm) (ADJP (JJ sorry))))))))))) (, ,) (S (NP (DT the) (NN wound)) (VP (VBZ is) (ADVP (RB still)) (ADVP (RB there)))) (. .)))
It won't matter how many times you say I'm sorry, the wound is still there.
expl
Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
it
It
PRON
PRP
aux
VerbForm=Fin
will
wo
AUX
MD
advmod
not
n't
PART
RB
root
VerbForm=Inf
matter
matter
VERB
VB
advmod
PronType=Int
how
how
ADV
WRB
amod
Degree=Pos
many
many
ADJ
JJ
obl:tmod
Number=Plur
time
times
NOUN
NNS
nsubj
Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs
you
you
PRON
PRP
csubj
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
say
say
VERB
VBP
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs
I
I
PRON
PRP
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
'm
AUX
VBP
ccomp
Degree=Pos
sorry
sorry
ADJ
JJ
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Sing
wound
wound
NOUN
NN
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
is
AUX
VBZ
advmod
still
still
ADV
RB
parataxis
PronType=Dem
there
there
ADV
RB
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (DT A) (JJ verbal) (NN wound)) (VP (VBZ is) (ADJP (ADJP (RB as) (JJ bad)) (PP (IN as) (NP (DT a) (JJ physical) (NN one))))) (. .)))
A verbal wound is as bad as a physical one.
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
A
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
verbal
verbal
ADJ
JJ
nsubj
Number=Sing
wound
wound
NOUN
NN
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
is
AUX
VBZ
advmod
as
as
ADV
RB
root
Degree=Pos
bad
bad
ADJ
JJ
case
as
as
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
physical
physical
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Sing
one
one
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
There was a little boy with a bad temper. His father gave him some nails to drive into the fence when he lost his temper. The first day the boy drove 37 nails into the fence. Then it began to become less. He found it was easier to hold his temper than to drive those nails into the fence.  Finally the day came when the boy didn't lose his temper at all. He told his father about it and the father suggested that the boy should now pull out one nail for each day that he held his temper. The days passed and the young boy was finally able to tell his father that all the nails were gone.  The father took his son by the hand and led him to the fence. He said, "You have done well, my son, but you look at the fence. It will never be the same. When you say things in anger, they leave a scar just like this one. You can put a knife in a man and draw it out. It won't matter how many times you say I'm sorry, the wound is still there. A verbal wound is as bad as a physical one.