(ROOT (S (NP (NNP Singapore)) (VP (VBD was) (NP (NP (RB just) (DT a) (JJ sleepy) (NN city)) (PP (IN in) (NP (NNP Southeast) (NNP Asia)))) (ADVP (NP (QP (RBR more) (IN than) (CD 50)) (NNS years)) (RB ago))) (. .)))
Singapore was just a sleepy city in Southeast Asia more than 50 years ago.
nsubj
Number=Sing
Singapore
Singapore
PROPN
NNP
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
advmod
just
just
ADV
RB
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
sleepy
sleepy
ADJ
JJ
root
Number=Sing
city
city
NOUN
NN
case
in
in
ADP
IN
compound
Number=Sing
Southeast
Southeast
PROPN
NNP
nmod
Number=Sing
Asia
Asia
PROPN
NNP
advmod
Degree=Cmp
more
more
ADV
RBR
fixed
than
than
ADP
IN
nummod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
50
50
NUM
CD
obl:npmod
Number=Plur
year
years
NOUN
NNS
advmod
ago
ago
ADV
RB
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (CC But) (NP (NP (DT the) (JJ small) (NN dot)) (PP (IN on) (NP (DT the) (NN world) (NN map)))) (VP (VBZ has) (ADVP (RB since)) (VP (VBN developed) (PP (IN into) (NP (NP (CD one)) (PP (IN of) (NP (DT the) (JJS richest) (NNS nations))))) (PP (NN thanks) (PP (IN to) (NP (NP (NP (PRP$ its) (NML (NML (NN founder)) (CC and) (NML (NML (JJ first) (NNP Prime) (NNP Minister)) (NNP Lee) (NNP Kuan) (NNP Yew)))) (, ,) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN father)) (PP (IN of) (NP (DT the) (NN state))))) (, ,) (SBAR (WHNP (WP who)) (S (VP (VBD passed) (ADVP (RB away)) (PP (IN on) (NP (NP (NNP March) (CD 23) (, ,) (CD 2015)) (PP (IN at) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN age)) (PP (IN of) (NP (CD 91))))))))))))))) (. .)))
But the small dot on the world map has since developed into one of the richest nations thanks to its founder and first Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew, the father of the state, who passed away on March 23, 2015 at the age of 91.
cc
but
But
CCONJ
CC
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
small
small
ADJ
JJ
nsubj
Number=Sing
dot
dot
NOUN
NN
case
on
on
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
world
world
NOUN
NN
nmod
Number=Sing
map
map
NOUN
NN
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
have
has
AUX
VBZ
advmod
since
since
ADV
RB
root
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
develop
developed
VERB
VBN
case
into
into
ADP
IN
obl
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
one
one
NUM
CD
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Sup
rich
richest
ADJ
JJS
nmod
Number=Plur
nation
nations
NOUN
NNS
appos
Number=Sing
thanks
thanks
NOUN
NN
case
to
to
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
its
its
PRON
PRP$
nmod
Number=Sing
founder
founder
NOUN
NN
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
amod
Degree=Pos|NumType=Ord
first
first
ADJ
JJ
amod
Degree=Pos
Prime
Prime
ADJ
NNP
conj
Number=Sing
Minister
Minister
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Lee
Lee
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Kuan
Kuan
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Yew
Yew
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
appos
Number=Sing
father
father
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Sing
state
state
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
PronType=Rel
who
who
PRON
WP
acl:relcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
pass
passed
VERB
VBD
advmod
away
away
ADV
RB
case
on
on
ADP
IN
compound
Number=Sing
March
March
PROPN
NNP
obl
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
23
23
NUM
CD
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nmod:tmod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
2015
2015
NUM
CD
case
at
at
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
age
age
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
91
91
NUM
CD
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (NFP  ))
root
PUNCT
NFP
(ROOT (S (NP (NNP Lee)) (VP (VBD grew) (PRT (RP up)) (PP (IN in) (NP (NP (DT a) (NNP Singapore)) (SBAR (WHNP (WDT that)) (S (VP (VBD was) (NP (NP (NN part)) (PP (IN of) (NP (DT the) (NNP British) (NNP Empire)))))))))) (. .)))
Lee grew up in a Singapore that was part of the British Empire.
nsubj
Number=Sing
Lee
Lee
PROPN
NNP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
grow
grew
VERB
VBD
compound:prt
up
up
ADP
RP
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
Singapore
Singapore
PROPN
NNP
nsubj
PronType=Rel
that
that
PRON
WDT
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
acl:relcl
Number=Sing
part
part
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
British
British
ADJ
NNP
nmod
Number=Sing
Empire
Empire
PROPN
NNP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (PP (IN As) (NP (NP (DT a) (NN law) (NN major)) (SBAR (WHNP (WP who)) (S (VP (VP (VBD graduated) (PP (IN from) (NP (NNP Cambridge) (NNP University)))) (CC and) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN founder)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NP (DT the) (NNP People) (POS 's)) (NNP Action) (NNP Party))))))))) (, ,) (NP (PRP he)) (VP (VBD became) (NP (NP (NP (NP (NNP Singapore) (POS 's)) (JJ first) (JJ prime) (NN minister)) (PP (IN in) (NP (CD 1959)))) (SBAR (WHADVP (WRB when)) (S (NP (NNP British)) (VP (VBD agreed) (PP (IN to) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN island) (POS 's)) (NN self-rule)))))))) (. .)))
As a law major who graduated from Cambridge University and the founder of the People's Action Party, he became Singapore's first prime minister in 1959 when British agreed to the island's self-rule.
case
as
As
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
law
law
NOUN
NN
obl
Number=Sing
major
major
NOUN
NN
nsubj
PronType=Rel
who
who
PRON
WP
acl:relcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
graduate
graduated
VERB
VBD
case
from
from
ADP
IN
compound
Number=Sing
Cambridge
Cambridge
PROPN
NNP
obl
Number=Sing
University
University
PROPN
NNP
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
conj
Number=Sing
founder
founder
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
People
People
PROPN
NNP
case
's
's
PART
POS
compound
Number=Sing
Action
Action
PROPN
NNP
nmod
Number=Sing
Party
Party
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
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
become
became
VERB
VBD
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
Singapore
Singapore
PROPN
NNP
case
's
's
PART
POS
amod
Degree=Pos|NumType=Ord
first
first
ADJ
JJ
amod
Degree=Pos
prime
prime
ADJ
JJ
xcomp
Number=Sing
minister
minister
NOUN
NN
case
in
in
ADP
IN
nmod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1959
1959
NUM
CD
advmod
PronType=Int
when
when
ADV
WRB
nsubj
Number=Sing
British
British
PROPN
NNP
advcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
agree
agreed
VERB
VBD
case
to
to
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
island
island
NOUN
NN
case
's
's
PART
POS
obl
Number=Sing
self-rule
self-rule
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (NFP  ))
root
PUNCT
NFP
(ROOT (S (NP (NNP Lee)) (VP (VBD was) (NP (NP (DT a) (NN leader)) (PP (IN with) (NP (NN vision))))) (. .)))
Lee was a leader with vision.
nsubj
Number=Sing
Lee
Lee
PROPN
NNP
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
root
Number=Sing
leader
leader
NOUN
NN
case
with
with
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
vision
vision
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (PRP He)) (VP (VBD knew) (SBAR (IN that) (S (PP (IN without) (NP (NP (NN agriculture)) (CC and) (NP (JJ natural) (NNS resources)))) (, ,) (NP (NNP Singapore)) (VP (MD could) (ADVP (RB only)) (VP (VB find) (NP (NP (DT a) (NN way)) (RP out)) (PP (IN by) (S (VP (VBG developing) (NP (PRP itself)) (PP (IN into) (NP (NP (DT a) (NN place)) (ADJP (JJ perfect) (PP (IN for) (NP (NN business)))))))))))))) (. .)))
He knew that without agriculture and natural resources, Singapore could only find a way out by developing itself into a place perfect for business.
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
know
knew
VERB
VBD
mark
that
that
SCONJ
IN
case
without
without
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
agriculture
agriculture
NOUN
NN
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
amod
Degree=Pos
natural
natural
ADJ
JJ
conj
Number=Plur
resource
resources
NOUN
NNS
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Number=Sing
Singapore
Singapore
PROPN
NNP
aux
VerbForm=Fin
could
could
AUX
MD
advmod
only
only
ADV
RB
ccomp
VerbForm=Inf
find
find
VERB
VB
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
way
way
NOUN
NN
compound:prt
out
out
ADP
RP
mark
by
by
SCONJ
IN
advcl
VerbForm=Ger
develop
developing
VERB
VBG
obj
Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes
itself
itself
PRON
PRP
case
into
into
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
place
place
NOUN
NN
amod
Degree=Pos
perfect
perfect
ADJ
JJ
case
for
for
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
business
business
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (RB So) (NP (PRP he)) (VP (VBD began) (PP (IN with) (NP (NP (DT a) (JJ few) (JJ simple) (NNS ideas)) (: :) (S (NP (NNP Singapore)) (VP (VBD needed) (NP (NP (NN respect)) (PP (IN for) (NP (NP (NNS elders)) (CC and) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN law)) (, ,) (NP (JJ hard) (NN work)) (, ,) (CC and) (NP (DT the) (NN idea) (SBAR (IN that) (S (NP (NP (DT the) (NNS needs)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NN society)))) (VP (VBP are) (ADJP (ADJP (JJR greater)) (PP (IN than) (NP (DT the) (NN individual) (POS 's))))))))))))))))) (. .)))
So he began with a few simple ideas: Singapore needed respect for elders and the law, hard work, and the idea that the needs of society are greater than the individual's.
advmod
so
So
ADV
RB
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
begin
began
VERB
VBD
case
with
with
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
few
few
ADJ
JJ
amod
Degree=Pos
simple
simple
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Plur
idea
ideas
NOUN
NNS
punct
:
:
PUNCT
:
nsubj
Number=Sing
Singapore
Singapore
PROPN
NNP
parataxis
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
need
needed
VERB
VBD
obj
Number=Sing
respect
respect
NOUN
NN
case
for
for
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Plur
elder
elders
NOUN
NNS
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
conj
Number=Sing
law
law
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
amod
Degree=Pos
hard
hard
ADJ
JJ
conj
Number=Sing
work
work
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
conj
Number=Sing
idea
idea
NOUN
NN
mark
that
that
SCONJ
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Plur
need
needs
NOUN
NNS
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
society
society
NOUN
NN
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
are
AUX
VBP
acl
Degree=Cmp
great
greater
ADJ
JJR
case
than
than
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
individual
individual
NOUN
NN
case
's
's
PART
POS
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (PRP He)) (VP (VBD united) (NP (NNP Chinese) (, ,) (NNPS Indians) (CC and) (NNPS Malays)) (, ,) (S (VP (VBG making) (S (NP (NNP English)) (NP (DT a) (JJ common) (NN language)))))) (. .)))
He united Chinese, Indians and Malays, making English a common language.
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
unite
united
VERB
VBD
obj
Number=Sing
Chinese
Chinese
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
conj
Number=Plur
Indian
Indians
PROPN
NNPS
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Number=Plur
Malays
Malays
PROPN
NNPS
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
advcl
VerbForm=Ger
make
making
VERB
VBG
obj
Number=Sing
English
English
PROPN
NNP
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
common
common
ADJ
JJ
xcomp
Number=Sing
language
language
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (PRP He)) (VP (VP (VBD fought) (NP (NN corruption))) (CC and) (ADVP (RB even)) (VP (VBD banned) (NP (NN chewing) (NN gum)))) (. .)))
He fought corruption and even banned chewing gum.
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
fight
fought
VERB
VBD
obj
Number=Sing
corruption
corruption
NOUN
NN
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
advmod
even
even
ADV
RB
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
ban
banned
VERB
VBD
amod
Number=Sing
chew
chewing
NOUN
NN
obj
Number=Sing
gum
gum
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (SINV (S (NP (DT That)) (VP (VBD helped) (S (VP (VB change) (NP (NNP Singapore)) (PP (IN from) (NP (NP (DT a) (JJ poor) (NN city)) (PP (IN in) (NP (DT the) (NNS 1950s))))) (PP (IN to) (NP (NP (DT a) (NN world) (NN business) (NN center)) (PP (IN with) (NP (NP (DT a) (NNP GDP) (NN per-capita)) (PP (IN of) (NP ($ $) (CD 55,000))))))))))) (, ,) (VP (VBD reported)) (NP (DT the) (NNP Financial) (NNP Times)) (. .)))
That helped change Singapore from a poor city in the 1950s to a world business center with a GDP per-capita of $55,000, reported the Financial Times.
nsubj
Number=Sing|PronType=Dem
that
That
PRON
DT
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
help
helped
VERB
VBD
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
change
change
VERB
VB
obj
Number=Sing
Singapore
Singapore
PROPN
NNP
case
from
from
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
poor
poor
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Sing
city
city
NOUN
NN
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Plur
1950s
1950s
NOUN
NNS
case
to
to
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
world
world
NOUN
NN
compound
Number=Sing
business
business
NOUN
NN
obl
Number=Sing
center
center
NOUN
NN
case
with
with
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
GDP
GDP
PROPN
NNP
nmod
Number=Sing
per-capita
per-capita
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
$
$
SYM
$
nummod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
55,000
55,000
NUM
CD
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
parataxis
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
report
reported
VERB
VBD
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
Financial
Financial
ADJ
NNP
nsubj
Number=Sing
Times
Times
PROPN
NNP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (NFP  ))
root
PUNCT
NFP
(ROOT (S (NP (NNP Lee)) (VP (VP (VBD left) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN office)) (PP (IN of) (NP (JJ prime) (NN minister)))) (PP (IN in) (NP (CD 1990)))) (CC but) (VP (VBD remained) (NP (NP (DT a) (NN member)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NN parliament)))))) (. .)))
Lee left the office of prime minister in 1990 but remained a member of parliament.
nsubj
Number=Sing
Lee
Lee
PROPN
NNP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
leave
left
VERB
VBD
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
office
office
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
prime
prime
ADJ
JJ
nmod
Number=Sing
minister
minister
NOUN
NN
case
in
in
ADP
IN
obl
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1990
1990
NUM
CD
cc
but
but
CCONJ
CC
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
remain
remained
VERB
VBD
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
xcomp
Number=Sing
member
member
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
parliament
parliament
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (PRP He)) (VP (VBD resigned) (PP (IN as) (NP (`` ``) (NP (NNP Minister) (NNP Mentor)) ('' ''))) (PP (IN in) (NP (CD 2011)))) (. .)))
He resigned as "Minister Mentor" in 2011.
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
resign
resigned
VERB
VBD
case
as
as
ADP
IN
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
compound
Number=Sing
Minister
Minister
PROPN
NNP
obl
Number=Sing
Mentor
Mentor
PROPN
NNP
punct
''
''
PUNCT
''
case
in
in
ADP
IN
obl
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
2011
2011
NUM
CD
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (S (NP (PRP He)) (VP (VBD was) (ADJP (JJ happy) (PP (IN with) (NP (PRP$ his) (NN work)))))) (: :) (`` ``) (S (NP (PRP I)) (VP (VBP have) (NP (DT no) (NNS regrets)))) (. .)))
He was happy with his work: "I have no regrets.
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
He
PRON
PRP
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
root
Degree=Pos
happy
happy
ADJ
JJ
case
with
with
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
obl
Number=Sing
work
work
NOUN
NN
punct
:
:
PUNCT
:
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs
I
I
PRON
PRP
parataxis
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
have
have
VERB
VBP
det
no
no
DET
DT
obj
Number=Plur
regret
regrets
NOUN
NNS
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (PRP I)) (VP (VBP have) (VP (VBN spent) (NP (NP (NP (PRP$ my) (NN life)) (, ,) (NP (NP (ADJP (RB so) (JJ much))) (PP (IN of) (NP (PRP it))))) (, ,) (VP (VBG building) (PRT (RP up)) (NP (DT this) (NN country)))))) (. .)))
I have spent my life, so much of it, building up this country.
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
root
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
spend
spent
VERB
VBN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
my
my
PRON
PRP$
obj
Number=Sing
life
life
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
advmod
so
so
ADV
RB
appos
Degree=Pos
much
much
ADJ
JJ
case
of
of
ADP
IN
obl
Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
it
it
PRON
PRP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
advcl
VerbForm=Ger
build
building
VERB
VBG
compound:prt
up
up
ADP
RP
det
Number=Sing|PronType=Dem
this
this
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
country
country
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (EX There)) (VP (VBZ 's) (NP (NP (NP (NN nothing)) (ADJP (JJR more))) (SBAR (WHNP (WDT that)) (S (NP (PRP I)) (VP (VBP need) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB do))))))))) (. .) ('' '')))
There's nothing more that I need to do."
expl
there
There
PRON
EX
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
's
VERB
VBZ
nsubj
Number=Sing|PronType=Neg
nothing
nothing
PRON
NN
amod
Degree=Cmp
more
more
ADJ
JJR
obj
PronType=Rel
that
that
PRON
WDT
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs
I
I
PRON
PRP
acl:relcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
need
need
VERB
VBP
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
do
do
VERB
VB
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
punct
''
''
PUNCT
''
(ROOT (NFP  ))
root
PUNCT
NFP
(ROOT (S (PP (IN To) (NP (DT the) (NN world))) (, ,) (NP (NNP Lee)) (VP (VBD was) (NP (NP (CD one)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NP (NNP Asia) (POS 's)) (ADJP (RBS most) (JJ popular)) (NNS politicians))))) (. .)))
To the world, Lee was one of Asia's most popular politicians.
case
to
To
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
world
world
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Number=Sing
Lee
Lee
PROPN
NNP
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
root
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
one
one
NUM
CD
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
Asia
Asia
PROPN
NNP
case
's
's
PART
POS
advmod
Degree=Sup
most
most
ADV
RBS
amod
Degree=Pos
popular
popular
ADJ
JJ
nmod
Number=Plur
politician
politicians
NOUN
NNS
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (PRP He)) (VP (VP (VBD was) (NP (NP (CD one)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NP (DT the) (JJ first)) (SBAR (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB spot) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN potential)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NNP China)))) (PP (IN under) (NP (NP (DT a) (JJ former) (NN leader)) (NP (NNP Deng) (NNP Xiaoping)))))))))))) (CC and) (VP (VP (VBD contributed) (PP (IN to) (NP (NP (NNP China) (POS 's)) (NN reform)))) (CC and) (VP (VBG opening) (PRT (RP up))))) (. .)))
He was one of the first to spot the potential of China under a former leader Deng Xiaoping and contributed to China's reform and opening up.
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
He
PRON
PRP
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
root
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
one
one
NUM
CD
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod
Degree=Pos|NumType=Ord
first
first
ADJ
JJ
mark
to
to
PART
TO
acl
VerbForm=Inf
spot
spot
VERB
VB
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
potential
potential
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
China
China
PROPN
NNP
case
under
under
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
former
former
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Sing
leader
leader
NOUN
NN
appos
Number=Sing
Deng
Deng
PROPN
NNP
appos
Number=Sing
Xiaoping
Xiaoping
PROPN
NNP
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
contribute
contributed
VERB
VBD
case
to
to
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
China
China
PROPN
NNP
case
's
's
PART
POS
obl
Number=Sing
reform
reform
NOUN
NN
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
VerbForm=Ger
open
opening
VERB
VBG
compound:prt
up
up
ADP
RP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (SINV (`` ``) (S (NP (NP (DT No) (JJ small) (NN number)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NP (DT this) (CC and) (JJ past) (NNS generations)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NN world) (NNS leaders)))))) (VP (VBP have) (VP (VBN asked) (PP (IN for) (NP (NP (PRP$ his) (NN advice)) (PP (IN on) (NP (NNS governances) (CC and) (NN development)))))))) (, ,) ('' '') (VP (VBD said)) (NP (NML (NNP US) (NNP President)) (NNP Obama)) (. .)))
"No small number of this and past generations of world leaders have asked for his advice on governances and development," said US President Obama.
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
det
no
No
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
small
small
ADJ
JJ
nsubj
Number=Sing
number
number
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing|PronType=Dem
this
this
PRON
DT
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
amod
Degree=Pos
past
past
ADJ
JJ
conj
Number=Plur
generation
generations
NOUN
NNS
case
of
of
ADP
IN
compound
Number=Sing
world
world
NOUN
NN
nmod
Number=Plur
leader
leaders
NOUN
NNS
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
have
have
AUX
VBP
ccomp
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
ask
asked
VERB
VBN
case
for
for
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
obl
Number=Sing
advice
advice
NOUN
NN
case
on
on
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Plur
governance
governances
NOUN
NNS
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Number=Sing
development
development
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
punct
''
''
PUNCT
''
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
say
said
VERB
VBD
compound
Number=Sing
US
US
PROPN
NNP
nsubj
Number=Sing
President
President
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Obama
Obama
PROPN
NNP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (`` ``) (NP (NNP Lee)) (VP (VBZ is) (NP (NP (DT a) (NN visionary)) (CC and) (NP (NP (DT a) (JJ true) (NN giant)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NN history)))))) (. .) ('' '')))
"Lee is a visionary and a true giant of history."
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
nsubj
Number=Sing
Lee
Lee
PROPN
NNP
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
is
AUX
VBZ
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
root
Number=Sing
visionary
visionary
NOUN
NN
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
true
true
ADJ
JJ
conj
Number=Sing
giant
giant
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
history
history
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
punct
''
''
PUNCT
''
Singapore was just a sleepy city in Southeast Asia more than 50 years ago. But the small dot on the world map has since developed into one of the richest nations thanks to its founder and first Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew, the father of the state, who passed away on March 23, 2015 at the age of 91.  Lee grew up in a Singapore that was part of the British Empire. As a law major who graduated from Cambridge University and the founder of the People's Action Party, he became Singapore's first prime minister in 1959 when British agreed to the island's self-rule.  Lee was a leader with vision. He knew that without agriculture and natural resources, Singapore could only find a way out by developing itself into a place perfect for business. So he began with a few simple ideas: Singapore needed respect for elders and the law, hard work, and the idea that the needs of society are greater than the individual's. He united Chinese, Indians and Malays, making English a common language. He fought corruption and even banned chewing gum. That helped change Singapore from a poor city in the 1950s to a world business center with a GDP per-capita of $55,000, reported the Financial Times.  Lee left the office of prime minister in 1990 but remained a member of parliament. He resigned as "Minister Mentor" in 2011. He was happy with his work: "I have no regrets. I have spent my life, so much of it, building up this country. There's nothing more that I need to do."  To the world, Lee was one of Asia's most popular politicians. He was one of the first to spot the potential of China under a former leader Deng Xiaoping and contributed to China's reform and opening up. "No small number of this and past generations of world leaders have asked for his advice on governances and development," said US President Obama. "Lee is a visionary and a true giant of history."