(ROOT (S (S (VP (VB Believe) (NP (PRP it)))) (CC or) (RB not) (, ,) (SBAR (IN if) (S (NP (PRP you)) (VP (VBP do) (RB not) (VP (VB use) (NP (NP (PRP$ your) (NNS arms)) (CC or) (NP (PRP$ your) (NNS legs))) (PP (IN for) (NP (DT a) (JJ long) (NN time))))))) (, ,) (NP (PRP they)) (VP (VBP become) (ADJP (JJ weak))) (. .)))
Believe it or not, if you do not use your arms or your legs for a long time, they become weak.
parataxis
Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin
believe
Believe
VERB
VB
obj
Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
it
it
PRON
PRP
cc
or
or
CCONJ
CC
conj
not
not
PART
RB
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
mark
if
if
SCONJ
IN
nsubj
Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs
you
you
PRON
PRP
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
do
do
AUX
VBP
advmod
not
not
PART
RB
advcl
VerbForm=Inf
use
use
VERB
VB
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
your
your
PRON
PRP$
obj
Number=Plur
arm
arms
NOUN
NNS
cc
or
or
CCONJ
CC
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
your
your
PRON
PRP$
conj
Number=Plur
leg
legs
NOUN
NNS
case
for
for
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
long
long
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Sing
time
time
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
become
become
VERB
VBP
xcomp
Degree=Pos
weak
weak
ADJ
JJ
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (SBAR (WHADVP (WRB When)) (S (NP (PRP you)) (VP (VBP start) (S (VP (VBG using) (NP (PRP them)) (ADVP (RB again))))))) (, ,) (NP (PRP they)) (ADVP (RB slowly)) (VP (VBP become) (ADJP (JJ strong)) (ADVP (RB again))) (. .)))
When you start using them again, they slowly become strong again.
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
start
start
VERB
VBP
xcomp
VerbForm=Ger
use
using
VERB
VBG
obj
Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs
they
them
PRON
PRP
advmod
again
again
ADV
RB
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs
they
they
PRON
PRP
advmod
slowly
slowly
ADV
RB
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
become
become
VERB
VBP
xcomp
Degree=Pos
strong
strong
ADJ
JJ
advmod
again
again
ADV
RB
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (NN Everybody)) (VP (VBZ knows) (NP (DT that))) (. .)))
Everybody knows that.
nsubj
Number=Sing|PronType=Tot
everybody
Everybody
PRON
NN
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
know
knows
VERB
VBZ
obj
Number=Sing|PronType=Dem
that
that
PRON
DT
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (CC Yet) (NP (JJ many) (NNS people)) (VP (VBP do) (RB not) (VP (VB seem) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB know) (SBAR (IN that) (S (NP (NN memory)) (VP (VBZ works) (PP (IN in) (NP (DT the) (JJ same) (NN way))))))))))) (. .)))
Yet many people do not seem to know that memory works in the same way.
cc
yet
Yet
CCONJ
CC
amod
Degree=Pos
many
many
ADJ
JJ
nsubj
Number=Plur
person
people
NOUN
NNS
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
do
do
AUX
VBP
advmod
not
not
PART
RB
root
VerbForm=Inf
seem
seem
VERB
VB
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
know
know
VERB
VB
mark
that
that
SCONJ
IN
nsubj
Number=Sing
memory
memory
NOUN
NN
ccomp
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
work
works
VERB
VBZ
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
same
same
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Sing
way
way
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (NFP  ))
root
PUNCT
NFP
(ROOT (S (SBAR (WHADVP (WRB When)) (S (NP (NN someone)) (VP (VBZ says) (SBAR (IN that) (S (NP (PRP he)) (VP (VBZ has) (NP (DT a) (JJ good) (NN memory)))))))) (, ,) (NP (PRP he)) (ADVP (RB really)) (VP (VBZ means) (SBAR (IN that) (S (NP (PRP he)) (VP (VBZ keeps) (NP (PRP$ his) (NN memory)) (PP (IN in) (NP (NN practice))) (PP (IN by) (S (VP (VBG using) (NP (PRP it))))))))) (. .)))
When someone says that he has a good memory, he really means that he keeps his memory in practice by using it.
advmod
PronType=Int
when
When
ADV
WRB
nsubj
Number=Sing|PronType=Ind
someone
someone
PRON
NN
advcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
say
says
VERB
VBZ
mark
that
that
SCONJ
IN
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
he
PRON
PRP
ccomp
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
have
has
VERB
VBZ
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
good
good
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Sing
memory
memory
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
he
PRON
PRP
advmod
really
really
ADV
RB
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
mean
means
VERB
VBZ
mark
that
that
SCONJ
IN
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
he
PRON
PRP
ccomp
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
keep
keeps
VERB
VBZ
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
obj
Number=Sing
memory
memory
NOUN
NN
case
in
in
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
practice
practice
NOUN
NN
mark
by
by
SCONJ
IN
advcl
VerbForm=Ger
use
using
VERB
VBG
obj
Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
it
it
PRON
PRP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (SBAR (WHADVP (WRB When)) (S (NP (NN someone) (JJ else)) (VP (VBZ says) (SBAR (IN that) (S (NP (PRP$ his) (NN memory)) (VP (VBZ is) (ADJP (JJ poor)))))))) (, ,) (NP (PRP he)) (ADVP (RB really)) (VP (VBZ means) (SBAR (IN that) (S (NP (PRP he)) (VP (VBZ does) (RB not) (VP (VB give) (NP (PRP it)) (NP (JJ enough) (NN chance) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB become) (ADJP (JJ strong))))))))))) (. .)))
When someone else says that his memory is poor, he really means that he does not give it enough chance to become strong.
advmod
PronType=Int
when
When
ADV
WRB
nsubj
Number=Sing|PronType=Ind
someone
someone
PRON
NN
amod
Degree=Pos
else
else
ADJ
JJ
advcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
say
says
VERB
VBZ
mark
that
that
SCONJ
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
nsubj
Number=Sing
memory
memory
NOUN
NN
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
is
AUX
VBZ
ccomp
Degree=Pos
poor
poor
ADJ
JJ
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
he
PRON
PRP
advmod
really
really
ADV
RB
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
mean
means
VERB
VBZ
mark
that
that
SCONJ
IN
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
he
PRON
PRP
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
do
does
AUX
VBZ
advmod
not
not
PART
RB
ccomp
VerbForm=Inf
give
give
VERB
VB
iobj
Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
it
it
PRON
PRP
amod
Degree=Pos
enough
enough
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Sing
chance
chance
NOUN
NN
mark
to
to
PART
TO
acl
VerbForm=Inf
become
become
VERB
VB
xcomp
Degree=Pos
strong
strong
ADJ
JJ
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (NFP  ))
root
PUNCT
NFP
(ROOT (S (SBAR (IN If) (S (NP (DT a) (NN friend)) (VP (VBZ says) (SBAR (IN that) (S (NP (PRP$ his) (NNS arms) (CC and) (NNS legs)) (VP (VBP are) (ADJP (JJ weak)))))))) (, ,) (NP (PRP we)) (VP (VBP know) (SBAR (IN that) (S (NP (PRP it)) (VP (VBZ is) (NP (PRP$ his) (NN fault)))))) (. .)))
If a friend says that his arms and legs are weak, we know that it is his fault.
mark
if
If
SCONJ
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Sing
friend
friend
NOUN
NN
advcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
say
says
VERB
VBZ
mark
that
that
SCONJ
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
nsubj
Number=Plur
arm
arms
NOUN
NNS
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Number=Plur
leg
legs
NOUN
NNS
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
are
AUX
VBP
ccomp
Degree=Pos
weak
weak
ADJ
JJ
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs
we
we
PRON
PRP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
know
know
VERB
VBP
mark
that
that
SCONJ
IN
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
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
ccomp
Number=Sing
fault
fault
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (CC But) (SBAR (IN if) (S (NP (PRP he)) (VP (VBZ tells) (NP (PRP us)) (SBAR (IN that) (S (NP (PRP he)) (VP (VBZ has) (NP (DT a) (JJ poor) (NN memory)))))))) (, ,) (NP (NP (JJ many)) (PP (IN of) (NP (PRP us)))) (VP (VBP think) (SBAR (IN that) (S (NP (PRP$ his) (NNS parents)) (VP (VBP are) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB blame)))))))) (, ,) (CC and) (S (NP (NP (JJ few)) (PP (IN of) (NP (PRP us)))) (VP (VBP know) (SBAR (IN that) (S (NP (PRP it)) (VP (VBZ is) (NP (RB just) (PRP$ his) (JJ own) (NN fault))))))) (. .)))
But if he tells us that he has a poor memory, many of us think that his parents are to blame, and few of us know that it is just his own fault.
cc
but
But
CCONJ
CC
mark
if
if
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=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
tell
tells
VERB
VBZ
iobj
Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs
we
us
PRON
PRP
mark
that
that
SCONJ
IN
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
he
PRON
PRP
ccomp
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
have
has
VERB
VBZ
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
poor
poor
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Sing
memory
memory
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Degree=Pos
many
many
ADJ
JJ
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs
we
us
PRON
PRP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
think
think
VERB
VBP
mark
that
that
SCONJ
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
nsubj
Number=Plur
parent
parents
NOUN
NNS
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
are
AUX
VBP
mark
to
to
PART
TO
ccomp
VerbForm=Inf
blame
blame
VERB
VB
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
nsubj
Degree=Pos
few
few
ADJ
JJ
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs
we
us
PRON
PRP
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
know
know
VERB
VBP
mark
that
that
SCONJ
IN
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
just
just
ADV
RB
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
amod
Degree=Pos
own
own
ADJ
JJ
ccomp
Number=Sing
fault
fault
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (NFP  ))
root
PUNCT
NFP
(ROOT (SQ (VBP Have) (NP (PRP you)) (ADVP (RB ever)) (VP (VBN found) (SBAR (IN that) (S (S (NP (DT some) (NNS people)) (VP (MD ca) (RB n't) (VP (VB read) (CC or) (VB write)))) (CC but) (S (NP (PRP they)) (VP (VBP have) (NP (JJR better) (NNS memories))))))) (. ?)))
Have you ever found that some people can't read or write but they have better memories?
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
have
Have
AUX
VBP
nsubj
Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs
you
you
PRON
PRP
advmod
ever
ever
ADV
RB
root
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
find
found
VERB
VBN
mark
that
that
SCONJ
IN
det
some
some
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Plur
person
people
NOUN
NNS
aux
VerbForm=Fin
can
ca
AUX
MD
advmod
not
n't
PART
RB
ccomp
VerbForm=Inf
read
read
VERB
VB
cc
or
or
CCONJ
CC
conj
VerbForm=Inf
write
write
VERB
VB
cc
but
but
CCONJ
CC
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs
they
they
PRON
PRP
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
have
have
VERB
VBP
amod
Degree=Cmp
good
better
ADJ
JJR
obj
Number=Plur
memory
memories
NOUN
NNS
punct
?
?
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (S (NP (DT This)) (VP (VBZ is) (SBAR (IN because) (S (S (NP (PRP they)) (VP (MD can) (RB not) (VP (VB read) (CC or) (VB write)))) (CC and) (S (NP (PRP they)) (VP (VBP have) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB remember) (NP (NNS things))))))))))) (: ;) (S (NP (PRP they)) (VP (MD can) (RB not) (VP (VB write) (NP (PRP them)) (ADVP (RP down) (PP (IN in) (NP (DT a) (JJ little) (NN notebook))))))) (. .)))
This is because they cannot read or write and they have to remember things; they cannot write them down in a little notebook.
nsubj:outer
Number=Sing|PronType=Dem
this
This
PRON
DT
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
is
AUX
VBZ
mark
because
because
SCONJ
IN
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs
they
they
PRON
PRP
aux
VerbForm=Fin
can
can
AUX
MD
advmod
not
not
PART
RB
root
VerbForm=Inf
read
read
VERB
VB
cc
or
or
CCONJ
CC
conj
VerbForm=Inf
write
write
VERB
VB
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs
they
they
PRON
PRP
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
have
have
VERB
VBP
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
remember
remember
VERB
VB
obj
Number=Plur
thing
things
NOUN
NNS
punct
;
;
PUNCT
:
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs
they
they
PRON
PRP
aux
VerbForm=Fin
can
can
AUX
MD
advmod
not
not
PART
RB
parataxis
VerbForm=Inf
write
write
VERB
VB
obj
Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs
they
them
PRON
PRP
compound:prt
down
down
ADP
RP
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
little
little
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Sing
notebook
notebook
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (S (NP (PRP They)) (VP (VBP have) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB remember) (NP (NNS days) (, ,) (NNS names) (, ,) (NNS songs) (CC and) (NNS stories))))))) (: ;) (RB so) (S (NP (PRP$ their) (NN memory)) (VP (VBZ is) (NP (NP (DT the) (JJ whole) (NN time)) (VP (VBG being) (VP (VBN exercised)))))) (. .)))
They have to remember days, names, songs and stories; so their memory is the whole time being exercised.
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs
they
They
PRON
PRP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
have
have
VERB
VBP
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
remember
remember
VERB
VB
obj
Number=Plur
day
days
NOUN
NNS
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
conj
Number=Plur
name
names
NOUN
NNS
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
conj
Number=Plur
song
songs
NOUN
NNS
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Number=Plur
story
stories
NOUN
NNS
punct
;
;
PUNCT
:
advmod
so
so
ADV
RB
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
their
their
PRON
PRP$
nsubj
Number=Sing
memory
memory
NOUN
NN
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
is
AUX
VBZ
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
whole
whole
ADJ
JJ
parataxis
Number=Sing
time
time
NOUN
NN
aux:pass
VerbForm=Ger
be
being
AUX
VBG
acl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
exercise
exercised
VERB
VBN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
Believe it or not, if you do not use your arms or your legs for a long time, they become weak. When you start using them again, they slowly become strong again. Everybody knows that. Yet many people do not seem to know that memory works in the same way.  When someone says that he has a good memory, he really means that he keeps his memory in practice by using it. When someone else says that his memory is poor, he really means that he does not give it enough chance to become strong.  If a friend says that his arms and legs are weak, we know that it is his fault. But if he tells us that he has a poor memory, many of us think that his parents are to blame, and few of us know that it is just his own fault.  Have you ever found that some people can't read or write but they have better memories? This is because they cannot read or write and they have to remember things; they cannot write them down in a little notebook. They have to remember days, names, songs and stories; so their memory is the whole time being exercised.