(ROOT (S (SBAR (IN As) (S (VP (VBZ is) (VP (VBN known) (PP (IN to) (NP (DT all))))))) (, ,) (PP (IN in) (NP (JJ daily) (NN conversation))) (NP (NNS people)) (ADVP (RB often)) (VP (VBP use) (NP (NP (NP (JJ simple) (NNS words)) (CC and) (NP (JJ simple) (NNS sentences))) (, ,) (ADVP (RB especially) (JJ elliptical) (NNS sentences)))) (. .)))
As is known to all, in daily conversation people often use simple words and simple sentences, especially elliptical sentences.
mark
as
As
SCONJ
IN
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
is
AUX
VBZ
advcl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
know
known
VERB
VBN
case
to
to
ADP
IN
obl
all
all
DET
DT
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
case
in
in
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
daily
daily
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Sing
conversation
conversation
NOUN
NN
nsubj
Number=Plur
person
people
NOUN
NNS
advmod
often
often
ADV
RB
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
use
use
VERB
VBP
amod
Degree=Pos
simple
simple
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Plur
word
words
NOUN
NNS
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
amod
Degree=Pos
simple
simple
ADJ
JJ
conj
Number=Plur
sentence
sentences
NOUN
NNS
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
advmod
especially
especially
ADV
RB
amod
Degree=Pos
elliptical
elliptical
ADJ
JJ
appos
Number=Plur
sentence
sentences
NOUN
NNS
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (SINV (ADVP (RB Here)) (VP (VBZ is)) (NP (NP (DT an) (JJ interesting) (NN conversation)) (PP (IN between) (NP (NP (NNP Mr) (NNP Green)) (CC and) (NP (NP (PRP$ his) (JJ good) (NN friend)) (NP (NP (NNP Mr) (NNP Smith)) (, ,) (NP (DT a) (NN fisherman))))))) (. .)))
Here is an interesting conversation between Mr Green and his good friend Mr Smith, a fisherman.
root
PronType=Dem
here
Here
ADV
RB
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
is
AUX
VBZ
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
an
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
interesting
interesting
ADJ
JJ
nsubj
Number=Sing
conversation
conversation
NOUN
NN
case
between
between
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
Mr
Mr
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Green
Green
PROPN
NNP
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
amod
Degree=Pos
good
good
ADJ
JJ
conj
Number=Sing
friend
friend
NOUN
NN
appos
Number=Sing
Mr
Mr
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Smith
Smith
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
appos
Number=Sing
fisherman
fisherman
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (SQ (VBP Do) (NP (PRP you)) (VP (VB know) (SBAR (WHNP (WP what)) (S (NP (PRP they)) (VP (VBP are) (VP (VBG talking) (PP (IN about))))))) (. ?)))
Do you know what they are talking about?
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
do
Do
AUX
VBP
nsubj
Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs
you
you
PRON
PRP
root
VerbForm=Inf
know
know
VERB
VB
obl
PronType=Rel
what
what
PRON
WP
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
ccomp
Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part
talk
talking
VERB
VBG
case
about
about
ADP
IN
punct
?
?
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (NFP  ))
root
PUNCT
NFP
(ROOT (NP (NP (NNP Mr) (NNP Green)) (: :) (SQ (VP (VBG Going)) (. ?))))
Mr Green: Going?
root
Number=Sing
Mr
Mr
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Green
Green
PROPN
NNP
punct
:
:
PUNCT
:
parataxis
VerbForm=Ger
go
Going
VERB
VBG
punct
?
?
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (NFP  ))
root
PUNCT
NFP
(ROOT (NP (NP (NNP Mr) (NNP Smith)) (: :) (VP (VBN Been)) (. .)))
Mr Smith: Been.
root
Number=Sing
Mr
Mr
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Smith
Smith
PROPN
NNP
punct
:
:
PUNCT
:
parataxis
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
be
Been
AUX
VBN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (NFP  ))
root
PUNCT
NFP
(ROOT (NP (NP (NNP Mr) (NNP Green)) (: :) (NP (DT Any)) (. ?)))
Mr Green: Any?
root
Number=Sing
Mr
Mr
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Green
Green
PROPN
NNP
punct
:
:
PUNCT
:
parataxis
any
Any
DET
DT
punct
?
?
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (NFP  ))
root
PUNCT
NFP
(ROOT (NP (NP (NNP Mr) (NNP Smith)) (: :) (NP (DT Some)) (. .)))
Mr Smith: Some.
root
Number=Sing
Mr
Mr
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Smith
Smith
PROPN
NNP
punct
:
:
PUNCT
:
parataxis
some
Some
DET
DT
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (NFP  ))
root
PUNCT
NFP
(ROOT (NP (NP (NNP Mr) (NNP Green)) (: :) (INTJ (JJ Big)) (. ?)))
Mr Green: Big?
root
Number=Sing
Mr
Mr
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Green
Green
PROPN
NNP
punct
:
:
PUNCT
:
parataxis
Degree=Pos
Big
Big
ADJ
JJ
punct
?
?
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (NFP  ))
root
PUNCT
NFP
(ROOT (NP (NP (NNP Mr) (NNP Smith)) (: :) (NP (JJ Small)) (. .)))
Mr Smith: Small.
root
Number=Sing
Mr
Mr
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Smith
Smith
PROPN
NNP
punct
:
:
PUNCT
:
parataxis
Degree=Pos
small
Small
ADJ
JJ
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
As is known to all, in daily conversation people often use simple words and simple sentences, especially elliptical sentences. Here is an interesting conversation between Mr Green and his good friend Mr Smith, a fisherman. Do you know what they are talking about?  Mr Green: Going?  Mr Smith: Been.  Mr Green: Any?  Mr Smith: Some.  Mr Green: Big?  Mr Smith: Small.