(ROOT (S (`` ``) (NP (JJ Ordinary)) ('' '') (VP (VBD was) (NP (NP (DT the) (JJS worst) (NN word)) (SBAR (S (NP (PRP$ my) (NN mother)) (VP (MD could) (VP (VB find) (PP (IN for) (NP (NN anything))))))))) (. .)))
"Ordinary" was the worst word my mother could find for anything.
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
nsubj
Degree=Pos
ordinary
Ordinary
ADJ
JJ
punct
''
''
PUNCT
''
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Sup
bad
worst
ADJ
JJS
root
Number=Sing
word
word
NOUN
NN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
my
my
PRON
PRP$
nsubj
Number=Sing
mother
mother
NOUN
NN
aux
VerbForm=Fin
could
could
AUX
MD
acl:relcl
VerbForm=Inf
find
find
VERB
VB
case
for
for
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing|PronType=Ind
anything
anything
PRON
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (SBAR (WHADVP (WRB Whenever)) (S (NP (PRP she)) (VP (VBD took) (NP (PRP me)) (PRT (RP out)) (PP (IN for) (NP (NN shopping)))))) (, ,) (NP (PRP I)) (VP (VBD found) (SBAR (S (NP (PRP she)) (VP (MD would) (RB n't) (VP (VB take) (NP (NP (DT any) (NN notice)) (PP (IN of) (NP (DT the) (NN shop) (NNS assistants)))) (SBAR (WHADVP (WRB when)) (S (NP (PRP they)) (VP (VBD suggested) (SBAR (IN that) (S (NP (DT some) (NNS dresses)) (VP (VBD were) (ADJP (JJ popular))))))))))))) (. .)))
Whenever she took me out for shopping, I found she wouldn't take any notice of the shop assistants when they suggested that some dresses were popular.
advmod
PronType=Int
whenever
Whenever
ADV
WRB
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
she
she
PRON
PRP
advcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
take
took
VERB
VBD
obj
Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs
I
me
PRON
PRP
compound:prt
out
out
ADP
RP
case
for
for
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
shopping
shopping
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs
I
I
PRON
PRP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
find
found
VERB
VBD
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
she
she
PRON
PRP
aux
VerbForm=Fin
would
would
AUX
MD
advmod
not
n't
PART
RB
ccomp
VerbForm=Inf
take
take
VERB
VB
det
any
any
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
notice
notice
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
shop
shop
NOUN
NN
nmod
Number=Plur
assistant
assistants
NOUN
NNS
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=Past|VerbForm=Fin
suggest
suggested
VERB
VBD
mark
that
that
SCONJ
IN
det
some
some
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Plur
dress
dresses
NOUN
NNS
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
were
AUX
VBD
ccomp
Degree=Pos
popular
popular
ADJ
JJ
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (PRP She)) (VP (MD would) (VP (VB say) (, ,) (`` ``) (S (NP (PRP We)) (VP (VBP 're) (RB not) (ADJP (JJ interested) (PP (IN in) (NP (DT that)))))))) (. .)))
She would say, "We're not interested in that.
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
she
She
PRON
PRP
aux
VerbForm=Fin
would
would
AUX
MD
root
VerbForm=Inf
say
say
VERB
VB
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs
we
We
PRON
PRP
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
're
AUX
VBP
advmod
not
not
PART
RB
ccomp
Degree=Pos
interested
interested
ADJ
JJ
case
in
in
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing|PronType=Dem
that
that
PRON
DT
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (SQ (VBP Have) (RB n't) (NP (PRP you)) (VP (VBN got) (NP (NP (NN anything)) (ADJP (DT a) (JJ little) (JJ unusual)))) (. ?) ('' '')))
Haven't you got anything a little unusual?"
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
have
Have
AUX
VBP
advmod
not
n't
PART
RB
nsubj
Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs
you
you
PRON
PRP
root
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
get
got
VERB
VBN
obj
Number=Sing|PronType=Ind
anything
anything
PRON
NN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
obl:npmod
Degree=Pos
little
little
ADJ
JJ
amod
Degree=Pos
unusual
unusual
ADJ
JJ
punct
?
?
PUNCT
.
punct
''
''
PUNCT
''
(ROOT (S (CC And) (ADVP (RB then)) (NP (DT the) (NNS assistants)) (VP (MD would) (VP (VB bring) (PRT (RP out)) (NP (NP (PDT all) (DT the) (JJ strange) (NNS colours)) (SBAR (S (NP (NP (DT no) (NN one)) (JJ else)) (VP (MD would) (VP (VB buy)))))))) (. .)))
And then the assistants would bring out all the strange colours no one else would buy.
cc
and
And
CCONJ
CC
advmod
PronType=Dem
then
then
ADV
RB
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Plur
assistant
assistants
NOUN
NNS
aux
VerbForm=Fin
would
would
AUX
MD
root
VerbForm=Inf
bring
bring
VERB
VB
compound:prt
out
out
ADP
RP
det:predet
all
all
DET
PDT
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
strange
strange
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Plur
colour
colours
NOUN
NNS
det
no
no
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Sing|PronType=Neg
one
one
PRON
NN
amod
Degree=Pos
else
else
ADJ
JJ
aux
VerbForm=Fin
would
would
AUX
MD
acl:relcl
VerbForm=Inf
buy
buy
VERB
VB
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (CC And) (ADVP (RBR later)) (NP (NP (PRP she)) (CC and) (NP (PRP I))) (VP (MD would) (VP (VB argue) (SBAR (IN because) (S (S (NP (PRP I)) (VP (VBD wanted) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB be) (ADJP (JJ ordinary))))))) (CC but) (S (NP (PRP$ my) (NN mother)) (VP (VBD wanted) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB be) (ADJP (JJ unusual))))))))))) (. .)))
And later she and I would argue because I wanted to be ordinary but my mother wanted to be unusual.
cc
and
And
CCONJ
CC
advmod
Degree=Cmp
late
later
ADV
RBR
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
she
she
PRON
PRP
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs
I
I
PRON
PRP
aux
VerbForm=Fin
would
would
AUX
MD
root
VerbForm=Inf
argue
argue
VERB
VB
mark
because
because
SCONJ
IN
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs
I
I
PRON
PRP
advcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
want
wanted
VERB
VBD
mark
to
to
PART
TO
cop
VerbForm=Inf
be
be
AUX
VB
xcomp
Degree=Pos
ordinary
ordinary
ADJ
JJ
cc
but
but
CCONJ
CC
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
my
my
PRON
PRP$
nsubj
Number=Sing
mother
mother
NOUN
NN
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
want
wanted
VERB
VBD
mark
to
to
PART
TO
cop
VerbForm=Inf
be
be
AUX
VB
xcomp
Degree=Pos
unusual
unusual
ADJ
JJ
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (NFP  ))
root
PUNCT
NFP
(ROOT (S (`` ``) (S (NP (PRP I)) (VP (MD ca) (RB n't) (VP (VB stand) (NP (DT that) (NN hairdo))))) (, ,) ('' '') (NP (PRP she)) (VP (VBD said) (PP (IN to) (NP (PRP me))) (SBAR (WHADVP (WRB when)) (S (NP (PRP I)) (VP (VBD was) (PP (IN in) (NP (DT a) (NN boy) (NN hairstyle)))))) (, ,) (`` ``) (S (NP (PRP It)) (VP (VBZ 's) (ADJP (RB so) (RB terribly) (JJ ordinary) (, ...) (ADJP (RB Not) (JJ ugly) (, ,) (RB not) (JJ unsuitable)))))) (. .)))
"I can't stand that hairdo," she said to me when I was in a boy hairstyle, "It's so terribly ordinary...Not ugly, not unsuitable.
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs
I
I
PRON
PRP
aux
VerbForm=Fin
can
ca
AUX
MD
advmod
not
n't
PART
RB
ccomp
VerbForm=Inf
stand
stand
VERB
VB
det
Number=Sing|PronType=Dem
that
that
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
hairdo
hairdo
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
punct
''
''
PUNCT
''
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
she
she
PRON
PRP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
say
said
VERB
VBD
case
to
to
ADP
IN
obl
Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs
I
me
PRON
PRP
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
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
boy
boy
NOUN
NN
advcl
Number=Sing
hairstyle
hairstyle
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
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
's
AUX
VBZ
advmod
so
so
ADV
RB
advmod
terribly
terribly
ADV
RB
parataxis
Degree=Pos
ordinary
ordinary
ADJ
JJ
punct
...
...
PUNCT
,
advmod
not
Not
PART
RB
conj
Degree=Pos
ugly
ugly
ADJ
JJ
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
advmod
not
not
PART
RB
conj
Degree=Pos
unsuitable
unsuitable
ADJ
JJ
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (FRAG (CC But) (ADJP (JJ ordinary)) (, ...) ('' '')))
But ordinary ..."
cc
but
But
CCONJ
CC
root
Degree=Pos
ordinary
ordinary
ADJ
JJ
punct
...
...
PUNCT
,
punct
''
''
PUNCT
''
(ROOT (NFP  ))
root
PUNCT
NFP
(ROOT (SBARQ (`` ``) (MD Could) (RB n't) (NP (PRP you)) (VP (UH please) (VP (VB wear) (NP (NN something) (JJ else)))) (. ?) ('' '')))
"Couldn't you please wear something else?"
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
aux
VerbForm=Fin
could
Could
AUX
MD
advmod
not
n't
PART
RB
nsubj
Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs
you
you
PRON
PRP
discourse
please
please
INTJ
UH
root
VerbForm=Inf
wear
wear
VERB
VB
obj
Number=Sing|PronType=Ind
something
something
PRON
NN
amod
Degree=Pos
else
else
ADJ
JJ
punct
?
?
PUNCT
.
punct
''
''
PUNCT
''
(ROOT (S (NP (PRP I)) (VP (VBD asked) (NP (CD one) (NN day)) (SBAR (WHADVP (WRB when)) (S (NP (PRP she)) (VP (VBD was) (VP (VBG dressing) (PP (IN for) (NP (NP (NNPS Parents) (POS ')) (NNP Day))) (PP (IN in) (NP (NP (JJ tight) (NNS trousers)) (CC and) (NP (DT a) (ADJP (JJ bright) (JJ pink)) (NN sweater))))))))) (. .)))
I asked one day when she was dressing for Parents' Day in tight trousers and a bright pink sweater.
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs
I
I
PRON
PRP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
ask
asked
VERB
VBD
nummod
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
one
one
NUM
CD
obl:tmod
Number=Sing
day
day
NOUN
NN
advmod
PronType=Int
when
when
ADV
WRB
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
she
she
PRON
PRP
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
advcl
Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part
dress
dressing
VERB
VBG
case
for
for
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Number=Plur
Parent
Parents
PROPN
NNPS
case
's
'
PART
POS
obl
Number=Sing
Day
Day
PROPN
NNP
case
in
in
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
tight
tight
ADJ
JJ
nmod
Number=Plur
trousers
trousers
NOUN
NNS
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
bright
bright
ADJ
JJ
amod
Degree=Pos
pink
pink
ADJ
JJ
conj
Number=Sing
sweater
sweater
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (NFP  ))
root
PUNCT
NFP
(ROOT (FRAG (`` ``) (NP (PRP What't)) (ADJP (JJ wrong) (PP (IN with) (NP (PRP it)))) (. !) ('' '')))
"What't wrong with it!"
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
nsubj
Number=Sing|PronType=Prs
what't
What't
PRON
PRP
root
Degree=Pos
wrong
wrong
ADJ
JJ
case
with
with
ADP
IN
obl
Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
it
it
PRON
PRP
punct
!
!
PUNCT
.
punct
''
''
PUNCT
''
(ROOT (NFP  ))
root
PUNCT
NFP
(ROOT (S (`` ``) (NP (PRP It)) (VP (VBZ 's) (ADVP (RB just)) (SBAR (IN that) (S (NP (PRP I)) (VP (VBP wish) (SBAR (S (NP (PRP you)) (VP (MD 'd) (VP (VB wear) (NP (NN something) (JJ ordinary)))))))))) (. .) ('' '')))
"It's just that I wish you'd wear something ordinary."
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
nsubj:outer
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
's
AUX
VBZ
advmod
just
just
ADV
RB
mark
that
that
SCONJ
IN
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs
I
I
PRON
PRP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
wish
wish
VERB
VBP
nsubj
Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs
you
you
PRON
PRP
aux
VerbForm=Fin
would
'd
AUX
MD
ccomp
VerbForm=Inf
wear
wear
VERB
VB
obj
Number=Sing|PronType=Ind
something
something
PRON
NN
amod
Degree=Pos
ordinary
ordinary
ADJ
JJ
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
punct
''
''
PUNCT
''
(ROOT (S (NP (PRP I)) (VP (VBD said) (, ,) (`` ``) (S (NP (NNS People)) (VP (MD wo) (RB n't) (VP (VB laugh) (PP (IN at)))))) (. .) ('' '')))
I said, "People won't laugh at."
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs
I
I
PRON
PRP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
say
said
VERB
VBD
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
nsubj
Number=Plur
person
People
NOUN
NNS
aux
VerbForm=Fin
will
wo
AUX
MD
advmod
not
n't
PART
RB
ccomp
VerbForm=Inf
laugh
laugh
VERB
VB
obl
at
at
ADP
IN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
punct
''
''
PUNCT
''
(ROOT (NFP  ))
root
PUNCT
NFP
(ROOT (S (NP (PRP She)) (VP (VBD looked) (PP (IN at) (NP (PRP me))) (ADVP (RB angrily)) (, ,) (`` ``) (SQ (VBP Are) (NP (PRP you)) (ADJP (JJ ashamed) (PP (IN of) (NP (PRP$ your) (NN mother)))))) (. ?)))
She looked at me angrily, "Are you ashamed of your mother?
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
she
She
PRON
PRP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
look
looked
VERB
VBD
case
at
at
ADP
IN
obl
Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs
I
me
PRON
PRP
advmod
angrily
angrily
ADV
RB
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
Are
AUX
VBP
nsubj
Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs
you
you
PRON
PRP
parataxis
Degree=Pos
ashamed
ashamed
ADJ
JJ
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
your
your
PRON
PRP$
obl
Number=Sing
mother
mother
NOUN
NN
punct
?
?
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (SBAR (IN If) (S (NP (PRP you)) (VP (VBP are)))) (, ,) (NP (NNP Mary)) (, ,) (NP (PRP I)) (VP (VBP feel) (ADJP (JJ sorry) (PP (IN for) (NP (PRP you))))) (. .) ('' '')))
If you are, Mary, I feel sorry for you."
mark
if
If
SCONJ
IN
nsubj
Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs
you
you
PRON
PRP
advcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
are
AUX
VBP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
vocative
Number=Sing
Mary
Mary
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs
I
I
PRON
PRP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
feel
feel
VERB
VBP
xcomp
Degree=Pos
sorry
sorry
ADJ
JJ
case
for
for
ADP
IN
obl
Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs
you
you
PRON
PRP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
punct
''
''
PUNCT
''
"Ordinary" was the worst word my mother could find for anything. Whenever she took me out for shopping, I found she wouldn't take any notice of the shop assistants when they suggested that some dresses were popular. She would say, "We're not interested in that. Haven't you got anything a little unusual?" And then the assistants would bring out all the strange colours no one else would buy. And later she and I would argue because I wanted to be ordinary but my mother wanted to be unusual.  "I can't stand that hairdo," she said to me when I was in a boy hairstyle, "It's so terribly ordinary...Not ugly, not unsuitable. But ordinary ..."  "Couldn't you please wear something else?" I asked one day when she was dressing for Parents' Day in tight trousers and a bright pink sweater.  "What't wrong with it!"  "It's just that I wish you'd wear something ordinary." I said, "People won't laugh at."  She looked at me angrily, "Are you ashamed of your mother? If you are, Mary, I feel sorry for you."