(ROOT (S (NP (PRP I)) (VP (VBP am) (NP (NNP Steve))) (. .)))
I am Steve.
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
am
AUX
VBP
root
Number=Sing
Steve
Steve
PROPN
NNP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (PRP I)) (VP (VP (VBD was) (VP (VBN born))) (CC and) (VP (VBD grew) (PRT (RP up)) (PP (IN in) (NP (NNP South) (NNP Wales))))) (. .)))
I was born and grew up in South Wales.
nsubj:pass
Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs
I
I
PRON
PRP
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
root
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
bear
born
VERB
VBN
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
grow
grew
VERB
VBD
compound:prt
up
up
ADP
RP
case
in
in
ADP
IN
compound
Number=Sing
South
South
PROPN
NNP
obl
Number=Sing
Wales
Wales
PROPN
NNP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (NP (PRP$ My) (JJ favorite) (NN place)) (SBAR (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB play)))))) (VP (VBD was) (PP (RB out) (PP (IN on) (NP (NP (DT the) (NNS hills)) (SBAR (WHADVP (WRB where)) (S (NP (PRP$ my) (NN imagination)) (VP (VBZ ha) (NP (NP (NP (NN plenty)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NN space)))) (SBAR (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB expand))))))))))))) (. .)))
My favorite place to play was out on the hills where my imagination ha plenty of space to expand.
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
my
My
PRON
PRP$
amod
Degree=Pos
favorite
favorite
ADJ
JJ
nsubj
Number=Sing
place
place
NOUN
NN
mark
to
to
PART
TO
acl
VerbForm=Inf
play
play
VERB
VB
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
case
out
out
ADV
RB
case
on
on
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
root
Number=Plur
hill
hills
NOUN
NNS
advmod
PronType=Rel
where
where
ADV
WRB
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
my
my
PRON
PRP$
nsubj
Number=Sing
imagination
imagination
NOUN
NN
acl:relcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
ha
ha
AUX
VBZ
obj
Number=Sing
plenty
plenty
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
space
space
NOUN
NN
mark
to
to
PART
TO
acl
VerbForm=Inf
expand
expand
VERB
VB
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (NFP  ))
root
PUNCT
NFP
(ROOT (S (NP (PRP$ My) (NN family)) (VP (VBD moved) (PP (IN out) (PP (IN of) (NP (NNP Wales)))) (SBAR (WHADVP (WRB when)) (S (NP (PRP I)) (VP (VBD was) (NP (CD thirteen)))))) (. .)))
My family moved out of Wales when I was thirteen.
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
my
My
PRON
PRP$
nsubj
Number=Sing
family
family
NOUN
NN
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
move
moved
VERB
VBD
case
out
out
ADP
IN
fixed
of
of
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
Wales
Wales
PROPN
NNP
advmod
PronType=Int
when
when
ADV
WRB
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs
I
I
PRON
PRP
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
advcl
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
thirteen
thirteen
NUM
CD
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (PRP I)) (VP (VBD went) (PP (IN to) (NP (DT a) (JJ new) (NN school)))) (. .)))
I went to a new school.
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs
I
I
PRON
PRP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
go
went
VERB
VBD
case
to
to
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
new
new
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Sing
school
school
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (NP (CD One)) (PP (IN of) (NP (PRP$ my) (NNS subjects)))) (VP (VBD was) (ADJP (JJ French))) (. .)))
One of my subjects was French.
nsubj
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
one
One
NUM
CD
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
my
my
PRON
PRP$
nmod
Number=Plur
subject
subjects
NOUN
NNS
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
root
Degree=Pos
French
French
ADJ
JJ
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (SBAR (IN Because) (S (NP (PRP I)) (VP (VBD had) (ADVP (RB never)) (VP (VBN learned) (NP (DT any) (NNP French)))))) (, ,) (NP (PRP$ my) (NN teacher)) (VP (VBD told) (NP (PRP me)) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VP (VB sit) (PP (IN in) (NP (DT the) (NN corner)))) (CC and) (VP (VB write) (NP (NP (NN anything)) (SBAR (S (NP (PRP I)) (VP (VBD was) (ADJP (JJ interested) (PP (IN in)))))))))))) (. .)))
Because I had never learned any French, my teacher told me to sit in the corner and write anything I was interested in.
mark
because
Because
SCONJ
IN
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
advcl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
learn
learned
VERB
VBN
det
any
any
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
French
French
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
my
my
PRON
PRP$
nsubj
Number=Sing
teacher
teacher
NOUN
NN
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
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
sit
sit
VERB
VB
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
corner
corner
NOUN
NN
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
VerbForm=Inf
write
write
VERB
VB
obj
Number=Sing|PronType=Ind
anything
anything
PRON
NN
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs
I
I
PRON
PRP
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
acl:relcl
Degree=Pos
interested
interested
ADJ
JJ
obl
in
in
ADP
IN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (S (NP (DT That)) (VP (VBZ 's) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN time)) (SBAR (S (NP (PRP I)) (VP (VBD started) (S (VP (VBG writing))))))) (, ,) (PP (ADVP (RB just)) (IN for) (NP (PRP myself))))) (, ,) (CC and) (S (NP (PRP I)) (VP (VBP 've) (VP (VBN been) (VP (VBG writing) (ADVP (RB ever)) (ADVP (RB since)))))) (. .)))
That's the time I started writing, just for myself, and I've been writing ever since.
nsubj
Number=Sing|PronType=Dem
that
That
PRON
DT
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
's
AUX
VBZ
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
root
Number=Sing
time
time
NOUN
NN
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
start
started
VERB
VBD
xcomp
VerbForm=Ger
write
writing
VERB
VBG
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
advmod
just
just
ADV
RB
case
for
for
ADP
IN
obl
Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes
myself
myself
PRON
PRP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
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
aux
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
be
been
AUX
VBN
conj
Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part
write
writing
VERB
VBG
advmod
ever
ever
ADV
RB
advmod
since
since
ADV
RB
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (NFP  ))
root
PUNCT
NFP
(ROOT (S (S (NP (PRP I)) (VP (VBP have) (ADVP (RB always)) (VP (VBN loved) (NP (JJ BIG) (NNS IDEAS))))) (, ,) (CC and) (S (ADVP (RB so)) (NP (PRP I)) (VP (VBP enjoy) (S (VP (VBG writing) (NP (JJ fantastic) (NNS stories)))))) (. .)))
I have always loved BIG IDEAS, and so I enjoy writing fantastic stories.
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
have
AUX
VBP
advmod
always
always
ADV
RB
root
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
love
loved
VERB
VBN
amod
Degree=Pos
big
BIG
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Plur
ideas
IDEAS
NOUN
NNS
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
advmod
so
so
ADV
RB
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs
I
I
PRON
PRP
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
enjoy
enjoy
VERB
VBP
xcomp
VerbForm=Ger
write
writing
VERB
VBG
amod
Degree=Pos
fantastic
fantastic
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Plur
story
stories
NOUN
NNS
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (CC And) (NP (PRP I)) (ADVP (RB also)) (VP (VBP write) (NP (NN horror) (NNS stories))) (. .)))
And I also write horror stories.
cc
and
And
CCONJ
CC
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs
I
I
PRON
PRP
advmod
also
also
ADV
RB
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
write
write
VERB
VBP
compound
Number=Sing
horror
horror
NOUN
NN
obj
Number=Plur
story
stories
NOUN
NNS
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (PRP I)) (VP (VBP think) (SBAR (S (NP (PRP they)) (VP (VP (VBP are) (PP (IN like) (NP (DT the) (JJ old) (NNS fairytales)))) (, ,) (CC and) (VP (MD can) (VP (VB teach) (NP (PRP you)) (NP (JJ important) (NNS things)))))))) (. .)))
I think they are like the old fairytales, and can teach you important things.
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs
I
I
PRON
PRP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
think
think
VERB
VBP
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
case
like
like
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
old
old
ADJ
JJ
ccomp
Number=Plur
fairytale
fairytales
NOUN
NNS
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
aux
VerbForm=Fin
can
can
AUX
MD
conj
VerbForm=Inf
teach
teach
VERB
VB
iobj
Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs
you
you
PRON
PRP
amod
Degree=Pos
important
important
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Plur
thing
things
NOUN
NNS
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (NFP  ))
root
PUNCT
NFP
(ROOT (S (NP (PRP I)) (VP (VBP am) (PP (IN in) (NP (NP (PRP$ my) (NNS forties)) (PP (IN on) (NP (DT the) (NN outside))))) (, ,) (PP (NP (CD twelve)) (IN on) (NP (DT the) (NN inside)))) (. .)))
I am in my forties on the outside, twelve on the inside.
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
am
AUX
VBP
case
in
in
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
my
my
PRON
PRP$
root
Number=Plur
forty
forties
NOUN
NNS
case
on
on
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Sing
outside
outside
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
appos
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
twelve
twelve
NUM
CD
case
on
on
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Sing
inside
inside
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (S (NP (PRP I)) (VP (VBP like) (NP (NP (NN rock) (NN music)) (, ,) (NP (ADJP (JJ Indian) (CC and) (JJ Chinese)) (NN food))))) (, ,) (CC and) (S (NP (PRP I)) (VP (VBP enjoy) (S (VP (VBG drinking))))) (. .)))
I like rock music, Indian and Chinese food, and I enjoy drinking.
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs
I
I
PRON
PRP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
like
like
VERB
VBP
compound
Number=Sing
rock
rock
NOUN
NN
obj
Number=Sing
music
music
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
amod
Degree=Pos
Indian
Indian
ADJ
JJ
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Degree=Pos
Chinese
Chinese
ADJ
JJ
conj
Number=Sing
food
food
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs
I
I
PRON
PRP
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
enjoy
enjoy
VERB
VBP
xcomp
VerbForm=Ger
drink
drinking
VERB
VBG
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (PRP I)) (VP (VBP live) (PP (IN in) (NP (DT a) (JJ small) (NN village))) (PP (IN with) (NP (NP (PRP$ my) (NN wife) (NNP Mary) (, ,) (NNS ducs) (, ,) (NNS cats) (, ,) (NNS goats) (, ,) (NNS hens) (CC and) (NNS lots)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NNS rabbits)))))) (. .)))
I live in a small village with my wife Mary, ducs, cats, goats, hens and lots of rabbits.
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs
I
I
PRON
PRP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
live
live
VERB
VBP
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
small
small
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Sing
village
village
NOUN
NN
case
with
with
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
my
my
PRON
PRP$
nmod
Number=Sing
wife
wife
NOUN
NN
appos
Number=Sing
Mary
Mary
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
conj
Number=Plur
duc
ducs
NOUN
NNS
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
conj
Number=Plur
cat
cats
NOUN
NNS
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
conj
Number=Plur
goat
goats
NOUN
NNS
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
conj
Number=Plur
hen
hens
NOUN
NNS
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Number=Plur
lot
lots
NOUN
NNS
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Plur
rabbit
rabbits
NOUN
NNS
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (SBAR (IN If) (S (NP (PRP you)) (VP (MD 'd) (VP (VB like) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VP (VB find) (PRT (RP out)) (NP (NP (JJR more)) (PP (IN about) (NP (PRP me))))) (CC and) (VP (VBP hope) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB buy) (NP (PRP$ my) (NNS books))))))))))))) (, ,) (VP (VB go) (PP (IN to) (NP (ADD www.sbowkett.freeserve.co.uk)))) (. .)))
If you'd like to find out more about me and hope to buy my books, go to www.sbowkett.freeserve.co.uk.
mark
if
If
SCONJ
IN
nsubj
Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs
you
you
PRON
PRP
aux
VerbForm=Fin
would
'd
AUX
MD
advcl
VerbForm=Inf
like
like
VERB
VB
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
find
find
VERB
VB
compound:prt
out
out
ADP
RP
obj
Degree=Cmp
more
more
ADJ
JJR
case
about
about
ADP
IN
obl
Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs
I
me
PRON
PRP
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
hope
hope
VERB
VBP
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
buy
buy
VERB
VB
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
my
my
PRON
PRP$
obj
Number=Plur
book
books
NOUN
NNS
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
root
Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin
go
go
VERB
VB
case
to
to
ADP
IN
obl
www.sbowkett.freeserve.co.uk
www.sbowkett.freeserve.co.uk
X
ADD
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
I am Steve. I was born and grew up in South Wales. My favorite place to play was out on the hills where my imagination ha plenty of space to expand.  My family moved out of Wales when I was thirteen. I went to a new school. One of my subjects was French. Because I had never learned any French, my teacher told me to sit in the corner and write anything I was interested in. That's the time I started writing, just for myself, and I've been writing ever since.  I have always loved BIG IDEAS, and so I enjoy writing fantastic stories. And I also write horror stories. I think they are like the old fairytales, and can teach you important things.  I am in my forties on the outside, twelve on the inside. I like rock music, Indian and Chinese food, and I enjoy drinking. I live in a small village with my wife Mary, ducs, cats, goats, hens and lots of rabbits. If you'd like to find out more about me and hope to buy my books, go to www.sbowkett.freeserve.co.uk.