(ROOT (S (NP (NNP Sally) (NNP Donovan)) (VP (VBZ is) (VP (VBG cooking) (SBAR (WHADVP (WRB when)) (S (NP (DT a) (NN paper) (NN plane)) (VP (VP (VBZ flies) (PP (IN across) (NP (DT the) (NN kitchen)))) (CC and) (VP (VBZ lands) (PP (IN at) (NP (PRP$ her) (NNS feet))))))))) (. .)))
Sally Donovan is cooking when a paper plane flies across the kitchen and lands at her feet.
nsubj
Number=Sing
Sally
Sally
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Donovan
Donovan
PROPN
NNP
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
is
AUX
VBZ
root
Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part
cook
cooking
VERB
VBG
advmod
PronType=Int
when
when
ADV
WRB
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
paper
paper
NOUN
NN
nsubj
Number=Sing
plane
plane
NOUN
NN
advcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
fly
flies
VERB
VBZ
case
across
across
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
kitchen
kitchen
NOUN
NN
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
land
lands
VERB
VBZ
case
at
at
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
her
her
PRON
PRP$
obl
Number=Plur
foot
feet
NOUN
NNS
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (PRP She)) (VP (VP (VBZ picks) (NP (PRP it)) (PRT (RP up))) (, ,) (VP (VBZ unfolds) (NP (PRP it))) (CC and) (VP (VBZ finds) (NP (NP (NP (NP (DT a) (NN child) (POS 's)) (NN sketch)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NP (DT a) (JJ tear-stained) (NN face)) (PP (IN with) (NP (DT a) (NN speech) (NN bubble)))))) (VP (VBG saying) (: :) (`` ``) (S (S (NP (PRP I)) (VP (VBP 'm) (ADJP (JJ sorry) (SBAR (S (NP (PRP I)) (VP (VBD was) (ADJP (JJ naughty)))))))) (: --) (S (NP (PRP I)) (VP (VBP 'm) (NP (DT a) (JJ bad) (NN person))))))))) (. .) ('' '')))
She picks it up, unfolds it and finds a child's sketch of a tear-stained face with a speech bubble saying: "I'm sorry I was naughty--I'm a bad person."
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
she
She
PRON
PRP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
pick
picks
VERB
VBZ
obj
Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
it
it
PRON
PRP
compound:prt
up
up
ADP
RP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
unfold
unfolds
VERB
VBZ
obj
Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
it
it
PRON
PRP
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
find
finds
VERB
VBZ
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
child
child
NOUN
NN
case
's
's
PART
POS
obj
Number=Sing
sketch
sketch
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
tear-stained
tear-stained
ADJ
JJ
nmod
Number=Sing
face
face
NOUN
NN
case
with
with
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
speech
speech
NOUN
NN
obl
Number=Sing
bubble
bubble
NOUN
NN
advcl
VerbForm=Ger
say
saying
VERB
VBG
punct
:
:
PUNCT
:
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
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
'm
AUX
VBP
ccomp
Degree=Pos
sorry
sorry
ADJ
JJ
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
ccomp
Degree=Pos
naughty
naughty
ADJ
JJ
punct
--
--
PUNCT
:
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
'm
AUX
VBP
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
bad
bad
ADJ
JJ
parataxis
Number=Sing
person
person
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
punct
''
''
PUNCT
''
(ROOT (NFP  ))
root
PUNCT
NFP
(ROOT (S (NP (NNP Sally) (, ,) (NP (CD 42)) (, ,)) (VP (VBZ draws) (NP (DT a) (JJ big) (NN smiley) (NN face)) (PP (IN on) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN back)) (PP (IN of) (NP (DT the) (NN paper))))) (PP (IN with) (`` ``) (S (S (NP (PRP I)) (VP (VBP love) (NP (NP (PRP you)) (, ,) (NP (NNP Rose))))) (, ,) (CC and) (S (NP (PRP we)) (VP (VBP 're) (ADVP (RB always)) (VP (VBG going) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB look) (PP (IN after) (NP (PRP you)))))))))))) (. .) ('' '')))
Sally, 42, draws a big smiley face on the back of the paper with "I love you, Rose, and we're always going to look after you."
nsubj
Number=Sing
Sally
Sally
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
appos
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
42
42
NUM
CD
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
draw
draws
VERB
VBZ
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
big
big
ADJ
JJ
compound
Number=Sing
smiley
smiley
NOUN
NN
obj
Number=Sing
face
face
NOUN
NN
case
on
on
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
back
back
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Sing
paper
paper
NOUN
NN
mark
with
with
ADP
IN
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs
I
I
PRON
PRP
advcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
love
love
VERB
VBP
obj
Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs
you
you
PRON
PRP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
vocative
Number=Sing
Rose
Rose
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs
we
we
PRON
PRP
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
're
AUX
VBP
advmod
always
always
ADV
RB
conj
Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part
go
going
VERB
VBG
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
look
look
VERB
VB
case
after
after
ADP
IN
obl
Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs
you
you
PRON
PRP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
punct
''
''
PUNCT
''
(ROOT (S (RB Then) (NP (PRP she)) (VP (VP (VBZ folds) (NP (PRP it)) (PRT (RP up))) (CC and) (VP (VBZ launches) (NP (DT the) (NN plane)) (PP (ADVP (RB back)) (IN into) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN living) (NN room)) (SBAR (WHADVP (WRB where)) (S (NP (PRP$ her) (JJ nine-year-old) (NN daughter)) (VP (VBZ is) (VP (VBG watching) (NP (NN TV)) (PP (IN with) (NP (NP (NN brother) (NNP Jamie)) (, ,) (NP (CD 13)) (CC and) (NP (NN dad) (NNP Rod) (, ,) (CD 40)))))))))))) (. .)))
Then she folds it up and launches the plane back into the living room where her nine-year-old daughter is watching TV with brother Jamie, 13 and dad Rod, 40.
advmod
PronType=Dem
then
Then
ADV
RB
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
she
she
PRON
PRP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
fold
folds
VERB
VBZ
obj
Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
it
it
PRON
PRP
compound:prt
up
up
ADP
RP
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
launch
launches
VERB
VBZ
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
plane
plane
NOUN
NN
advmod
back
back
ADV
RB
case
into
into
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
living
living
NOUN
NN
obl
Number=Sing
room
room
NOUN
NN
advmod
PronType=Rel
where
where
ADV
WRB
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
her
her
PRON
PRP$
amod
Degree=Pos
nine-year-old
nine-year-old
ADJ
JJ
nsubj
Number=Sing
daughter
daughter
NOUN
NN
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
is
AUX
VBZ
acl:relcl
Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part
watch
watching
VERB
VBG
obj
Number=Sing
TV
TV
NOUN
NN
case
with
with
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
brother
brother
NOUN
NN
appos
Number=Sing
Jamie
Jamie
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
flat
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
13
13
NUM
CD
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Number=Sing
dad
dad
NOUN
NN
flat
Number=Sing
Rod
Rod
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nmod:tmod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
40
40
NUM
CD
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (NFP  ))
root
PUNCT
NFP
(ROOT (S (NP (NNP Jamie)) (ADVP (RB often)) (VP (VBZ makes) (NP (NNS pictures)) (PP (IN for) (NP (PRP$ his) (NNS parents))) (ADVP (RB too)) (, --) (PP (IN like) (NP (NP (NP (DT the) (NN one)) (VP (VBG showing) (NP (DT a) (JJ swift) (NN river)) (PP (IN with) (NP (PRP them))) (PP (IN on) (NP (CD one) (NN side))))) (CC and) (NP (NP (PRP him)) (VP (VBN trapped) (PP (IN on) (NP (DT the) (JJ other) (NN side)))))))) (. .)))
Jamie often makes pictures for his parents too--like the one showing a swift river with them on one side and him trapped on the other side.
nsubj
Number=Sing
Jamie
Jamie
PROPN
NNP
advmod
often
often
ADV
RB
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
make
makes
VERB
VBZ
obj
Number=Plur
picture
pictures
NOUN
NNS
case
for
for
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
nmod
Number=Plur
parent
parents
NOUN
NNS
advmod
too
too
ADV
RB
punct
--
--
PUNCT
,
case
like
like
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Sing
one
one
NOUN
NN
acl
VerbForm=Ger
show
showing
VERB
VBG
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
swift
swift
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Sing
river
river
NOUN
NN
case
with
with
ADP
IN
nsubj
Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs
they
them
PRON
PRP
case
on
on
ADP
IN
nummod
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
one
one
NUM
CD
obl
Number=Sing
side
side
NOUN
NN
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
nsubj:pass
Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
him
PRON
PRP
conj
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
trap
trapped
VERB
VBN
case
on
on
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
other
other
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Sing
side
side
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (NFP  ))
root
PUNCT
NFP
(ROOT (S (NP (PRP It)) (VP (VBZ 's) (NP (NP (CD one)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NP (DT the) (JJ many) (JJ unusual) (NNS ways)) (SBAR (IN that) (S (NP (NNP Sally) (CC and) (NNP Rob)) (VP (VBP have) (VP (VBN learned) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB communicate) (ADVP (RB emotionally)) (PP (IN with) (NP (PRP$ their) (VBN abused) (NNS children)))))) (PP (IN in) (NP (NP (DT an) (JJ astonishing) (JJ eight-year) (NN journey)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NN hope) (, ,) (NN healing) (CC and) (NN love))))))))))))) (. .)))
It's one of the many unusual ways that Sally and Rob have learned to communicate emotionally with their abused children in an astonishing eight-year journey of hope, healing and love.
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
root
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
one
one
NUM
CD
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
many
many
ADJ
JJ
amod
Degree=Pos
unusual
unusual
ADJ
JJ
nmod
Number=Plur
way
ways
NOUN
NNS
mark
that
that
SCONJ
IN
nsubj
Number=Sing
Sally
Sally
PROPN
NNP
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Number=Sing
Rob
Rob
PROPN
NNP
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
have
have
AUX
VBP
acl:relcl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
learn
learned
VERB
VBN
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
communicate
communicate
VERB
VB
advmod
emotionally
emotionally
ADV
RB
case
with
with
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
their
their
PRON
PRP$
amod
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
abuse
abused
VERB
VBN
obl
Number=Plur
child
children
NOUN
NNS
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
an
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
astonish
astonishing
ADJ
JJ
amod
Degree=Pos
eight-year
eight-year
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Sing
journey
journey
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
hope
hope
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
conj
Number=Sing
healing
healing
NOUN
NN
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Number=Sing
love
love
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (NFP  ))
root
PUNCT
NFP
(ROOT (S (NP (NNP Jamie)) (VP (VBD was) (NP (NP (QP (RB just) (CD four) (CC and) (NN half))) (HYPH --) (NP (NP (NP (NN sister) (NN Rose)) (CD one)) (SBAR (WHADVP (WRB when)) (S (NP (PRP they)) (VP (VBD were) (VP (VBN adopted) (PP (IN by) (NP (DT the) (NNPS Donovans))) (PP (IN in) (NP (CD 2005)))))))))) (. .)))
Jamie was just four and half--sister Rose one when they were adopted by the Donovans in 2005.
nsubj
Number=Sing
Jamie
Jamie
PROPN
NNP
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
advmod
just
just
ADV
RB
root
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
four
four
NUM
CD
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
compound
NumForm=Word|NumType=Frac|Number=Sing
half
half
NOUN
NN
punct
--
--
PUNCT
HYPH
compound
Number=Sing
sister
sister
NOUN
NN
conj
Number=Sing
rose
Rose
NOUN
NN
nummod
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
one
one
NUM
CD
advmod
PronType=Int
when
when
ADV
WRB
nsubj:pass
Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs
they
they
PRON
PRP
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
were
AUX
VBD
advcl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
adopt
adopted
VERB
VBN
case
by
by
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Plur
Donovan
Donovans
PROPN
NNPS
case
in
in
ADP
IN
obl
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
2005
2005
NUM
CD
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (DT The) (NNS youngsters)) (VP (VBD had) (VP (VBN been) (VP (VP (VBN taken) (PP (IN from) (NP (PRP$ their) (JJ natural) (NN mother)))) (CC and) (VP (VBN placed) (PP (IN in) (NP (NN foster) (NN care)))) (PP (IN after) (NP (NP (DT a) (NN series)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NN cruelty) (CC and) (NN neglect)))))))) (. .)))
The youngsters had been taken from their natural mother and placed in foster care after a series of cruelty and neglect.
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
The
DET
DT
nsubj:pass
Number=Plur
youngster
youngsters
NOUN
NNS
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
have
had
AUX
VBD
aux:pass
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
be
been
AUX
VBN
root
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
take
taken
VERB
VBN
case
from
from
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
their
their
PRON
PRP$
amod
Degree=Pos
natural
natural
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Sing
mother
mother
NOUN
NN
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
place
placed
VERB
VBN
case
in
in
ADP
IN
compound
Number=Sing
foster
foster
NOUN
NN
obl
Number=Sing
care
care
NOUN
NN
case
after
after
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
series
series
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
cruelty
cruelty
NOUN
NN
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Number=Sing
neglect
neglect
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (PRP They)) (VP (VP (VBD were) (VP (VBN left) (ADVP (JJ alone)) (, ,) (ADJP (JJ hungry)) (, ,))) (CC and) (VP (VBD witnessed) (NP (NN home) (NN violence)) (PP (IN on) (NP (DT a) (JJ regular) (NN basis))))) (. .)))
They were left alone, hungry, and witnessed home violence on a regular basis.
nsubj:pass
Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs
they
They
PRON
PRP
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
were
AUX
VBD
root
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
leave
left
VERB
VBN
xcomp
Degree=Pos
alone
alone
ADJ
JJ
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
conj
Degree=Pos
hungry
hungry
ADJ
JJ
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
witness
witnessed
VERB
VBD
compound
Number=Sing
home
home
NOUN
NN
obj
Number=Sing
violence
violence
NOUN
NN
case
on
on
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
regular
regular
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Sing
basis
basis
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (NFP  ))
root
PUNCT
NFP
(ROOT (S (NP (NNP Sally) (CC and) (NNP Rob)) (VP (VP (VBD spent) (NP (CD three) (NNS years)) (S (VP (VBG trying) (PP (IN for) (NP (DT a) (NN baby))) (PP (IN before) (S (VP (VBG deciding) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB adopt)))))))))) (, ,) (CC and) (VP (VBD were) (ADJP (RB well) (JJ aware) (PP (IN of) (NP (NP (DT the) (NNS youngsters) (POS ')) (JJ poor) (NN background)))))) (. .)))
Sally and Rob spent three years trying for a baby before deciding to adopt, and were well aware of the youngsters' poor background.
nsubj
Number=Sing
Sally
Sally
PROPN
NNP
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Number=Sing
Rob
Rob
PROPN
NNP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
spend
spent
VERB
VBD
nummod
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
three
three
NUM
CD
obj
Number=Plur
year
years
NOUN
NNS
advcl
VerbForm=Ger
try
trying
VERB
VBG
case
for
for
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
baby
baby
NOUN
NN
mark
before
before
SCONJ
IN
advcl
VerbForm=Ger
decide
deciding
VERB
VBG
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
adopt
adopt
VERB
VB
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
were
AUX
VBD
advmod
Degree=Pos
well
well
ADV
RB
conj
Degree=Pos
aware
aware
ADJ
JJ
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod:poss
Number=Plur
youngster
youngsters
NOUN
NNS
case
's
'
PART
POS
amod
Degree=Pos
poor
poor
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Sing
background
background
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (CC But) (NP (PRP they)) (VP (VBD were) (ADVP (RB still)) (ADJP (JJ unprepared) (PP (IN for) (S (VP (VBG raising) (NP (NP (NP (DT a) (NN child)) (ADJP (RB permanently) (JJ scared) (PP (IN by) (NP (NN abuse))))) (CC or) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN lack)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NN support))) (PP (IN on) (NP (NN offer)))))))))) (. .)))
But they were still unprepared for raising a child permanently scared by abuse or the lack of support on offer.
cc
but
But
CCONJ
CC
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs
they
they
PRON
PRP
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
were
AUX
VBD
advmod
still
still
ADV
RB
root
Degree=Pos
unprepared
unprepared
ADJ
JJ
mark
for
for
SCONJ
IN
advcl
VerbForm=Ger
raise
raising
VERB
VBG
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
child
child
NOUN
NN
advmod
permanently
permanently
ADV
RB
amod
Degree=Pos
scared
scared
ADJ
JJ
case
by
by
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
abuse
abuse
NOUN
NN
cc
or
or
CCONJ
CC
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
conj
Number=Sing
lack
lack
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
support
support
NOUN
NN
case
on
on
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
offer
offer
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (NFP  ))
root
PUNCT
NFP
(ROOT (S (CC But) (ADVP (RB now)) (NP (NNP Sally)) (VP (VBZ has) (VP (VBN written) (NP (NP (DT a) (ADJP (JJ brilliant) (CC and) (JJ heart-touching)) (NN account)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NP (PRP$ their) (NN family) (NN struggle)) (PP (IN in) (NP (NP (DT a) (NN book)) (VP (VBN called) (S (`` ``) (NP (NP (DT No) (NN Matter)) (WHNP (WP What))) ('' '')))))))))) (. .)))
But now Sally has written a brilliant and heart-touching account of their family struggle in a book called "No Matter What".
cc
but
But
CCONJ
CC
advmod
now
now
ADV
RB
nsubj
Number=Sing
Sally
Sally
PROPN
NNP
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
have
has
AUX
VBZ
root
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
write
written
VERB
VBN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
brilliant
brilliant
ADJ
JJ
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Degree=Pos
heart-touching
heart-touching
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Sing
account
account
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
their
their
PRON
PRP$
compound
Number=Sing
family
family
NOUN
NN
nmod
Number=Sing
struggle
struggle
NOUN
NN
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Sing
book
book
NOUN
NN
acl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
call
called
VERB
VBN
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
det
no
No
DET
DT
xcomp
Number=Sing
matter
Matter
NOUN
NN
nmod:npmod
PronType=Rel
what
What
PRON
WP
punct
''
''
PUNCT
''
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (NNP Sally)) (VP (VBD said) (: :) (`` ``) (S (NP (DT These) (NNS kids)) (VP (VBP come) (PP (IN to) (NP (PRP you))) (PP (IN with) (NP (NP (DT a) (NN story)) (SBAR (WHNP (WDT that)) (S (SBAR (WHNP (WP what)) (S (VP (VBD happened) (PP (IN to) (NP (PRP them)))))) (VP (VBD was) (NP (PRP$ their) (NN fault))))))) (, --) (SBAR (IN because) (S (NP (PRP they)) (VP (VBP are) (ADJP (JJ bad) (CC and) (JJ unlovable)))))))) (. .)))
Sally said: "These kids come to you with a story that what happened to them was their fault--because they are bad and unlovable.
nsubj
Number=Sing
Sally
Sally
PROPN
NNP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
say
said
VERB
VBD
punct
:
:
PUNCT
:
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
det
Number=Plur|PronType=Dem
this
These
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Plur
kid
kids
NOUN
NNS
ccomp
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
come
come
VERB
VBP
case
to
to
ADP
IN
obl
Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs
you
you
PRON
PRP
case
with
with
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
story
story
NOUN
NN
mark
PronType=Rel
that
that
PRON
WDT
nsubj
PronType=Rel
what
what
PRON
WP
acl:relcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
happen
happened
VERB
VBD
case
to
to
ADP
IN
obl
Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs
they
them
PRON
PRP
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
their
their
PRON
PRP$
acl:relcl
Number=Sing
fault
fault
NOUN
NN
punct
--
--
PUNCT
,
mark
because
because
SCONJ
IN
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
advcl
Degree=Pos
bad
bad
ADJ
JJ
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Degree=Pos
unlovable
unlovable
ADJ
JJ
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (S (S (VP (TO To) (VP (VB show) (NP (PRP them)) (SBAR (S (NP (PRP they)) (VP (VBP are) (ADJP (JJ loveable)))))))) (CC and) (S (NP (NP (NN none)) (PP (IN of) (NP (PRP it)))) (VP (VBD was) (NP (PRP$ their) (NN fault))))) (VP (VBZ takes) (NP (NP (DT a) (NN lot)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NN time))))) (. .)))
To show them they are loveable and none of it was their fault takes a lot of time.
mark
to
To
PART
TO
csubj
VerbForm=Inf
show
show
VERB
VB
iobj
Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs
they
them
PRON
PRP
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
ccomp
Degree=Pos
loveable
loveable
ADJ
JJ
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
nsubj
Number=Sing
none
none
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
it
it
PRON
PRP
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
their
their
PRON
PRP$
conj
Number=Sing
fault
fault
NOUN
NN
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
take
takes
VERB
VBZ
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
lot
lot
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
time
time
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (PRP They)) (DT both) (ADVP (RB still)) (VP (VBP say) (`` '') (SBAR (S (NP (PRP I)) (VP (VBP 'm) (ADJP (JJ bad)))))) ('' ``) (. .)))
They both still say" I'm bad ".
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs
they
They
PRON
PRP
det
both
both
DET
DT
advmod
still
still
ADV
RB
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
say
say
VERB
VBP
punct
''
''
PUNCT
``
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
'm
AUX
VBP
ccomp
Degree=Pos
bad
bad
ADJ
JJ
punct
``
``
PUNCT
''
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (S (NP (NNP Jamie)) (VP (VBZ is) (ADJP (RBR less) (JJ stuck) (PP (IN on) (NP (PRP it)))) (ADVP (RB now)))) (CC but) (S (SBAR (WHADVP (WRB whenever)) (S (NP (NN life)) (VP (VBZ deals) (NP (PRP him)) (NP (DT a) (NN knock))))) (, ,) (NP (PRP he)) (VP (MD will) (VP (VB fall) (ADVP (RB back) (PP (IN into) (S (NP (PRP 'that)) (VP (VBD happened))))) (SBAR (IN because) (S (S (NP (PRP I)) (VP (VBP am) (ADJP (JJ stupid)))) (, ,) (S (NP (PRP I)) (VP (VBP 'm) (ADJP (JJ rubbish)))) (, ,) (S (NP (PRP I)) (VP (VBP 'm) (ADJP (JJ bad))))))))) ('' ') (. .) ('' '')))
Jamie is less stuck on it now but whenever life deals him a knock, he will fall back into 'that happened because I am stupid, I'm rubbish, I'm bad'."
nsubj
Number=Sing
Jamie
Jamie
PROPN
NNP
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
is
AUX
VBZ
advmod
Degree=Cmp
less
less
ADV
RBR
root
Degree=Pos
stuck
stuck
ADJ
JJ
case
on
on
ADP
IN
obl
Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
it
it
PRON
PRP
advmod
now
now
ADV
RB
cc
but
but
CCONJ
CC
advmod
PronType=Int
whenever
whenever
ADV
WRB
nsubj
Number=Sing
life
life
NOUN
NN
advcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
deal
deals
VERB
VBZ
iobj
Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
him
PRON
PRP
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
knock
knock
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
he
PRON
PRP
aux
VerbForm=Fin
will
will
AUX
MD
conj
VerbForm=Inf
fall
fall
VERB
VB
advmod
back
back
ADV
RB
case
into
into
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing|PronType=Prs
'that
'that
PRON
PRP
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
happen
happened
VERB
VBD
mark
because
because
SCONJ
IN
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
advcl
Degree=Pos
stupid
stupid
ADJ
JJ
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
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
'm
AUX
VBP
parataxis
Degree=Pos
rubbish
rubbish
ADJ
JJ
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
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
'm
AUX
VBP
parataxis
Degree=Pos
bad
bad
ADJ
JJ
punct
'
'
PUNCT
''
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
punct
''
''
PUNCT
''
(ROOT (NFP  ))
root
PUNCT
NFP
(ROOT (S (NP (NP (NNP Sally) (POS 's)) (NN book)) (VP (VBZ is) (ADJP (ADJP (JJ humorous)) (, ,) (ADJP (JJ heart-touching)) (CC and) (ADJP (RB so) (RB wildly) (JJ honest) (SBAR (IN that) (S (NP (NP (NNS academics)) (, ,) (NP (NN charity) (NNS bosses)) (, ,) (NP (NNS parents)) (CC and) (NP (NNS adoptees))) (VP (VBP are) (VP (VBG praising) (NP (PRP it)) (PP (IN as) (NP (NP (DT a) (JJ major) (NN contribution)) (PP (IN to) (NP (NML (NN child) (NN welfare)) (NN work)))))))))))) (. .)))
Sally's book is humorous, heart-touching and so wildly honest that academics, charity bosses, parents and adoptees are praising it as a major contribution to child welfare work.
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
Sally
Sally
PROPN
NNP
case
's
's
PART
POS
nsubj
Number=Sing
book
book
NOUN
NN
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
is
AUX
VBZ
root
Degree=Pos
humorous
humorous
ADJ
JJ
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
conj
Degree=Pos
heart-touching
heart-touching
ADJ
JJ
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
advmod
so
so
ADV
RB
advmod
wildly
wildly
ADV
RB
conj
Degree=Pos
honest
honest
ADJ
JJ
mark
that
that
SCONJ
IN
nsubj
Number=Plur
academic
academics
NOUN
NNS
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
compound
Number=Sing
charity
charity
NOUN
NN
conj
Number=Plur
boss
bosses
NOUN
NNS
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
conj
Number=Plur
parent
parents
NOUN
NNS
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Number=Plur
adoptee
adoptees
NOUN
NNS
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
are
AUX
VBP
ccomp
Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part
praise
praising
VERB
VBG
obj
Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
it
it
PRON
PRP
case
as
as
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
major
major
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Sing
contribution
contribution
NOUN
NN
case
to
to
ADP
IN
compound
Number=Sing
child
child
NOUN
NN
compound
Number=Sing
welfare
welfare
NOUN
NN
nmod
Number=Sing
work
work
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
Sally Donovan is cooking when a paper plane flies across the kitchen and lands at her feet. She picks it up, unfolds it and finds a child's sketch of a tear-stained face with a speech bubble saying: "I'm sorry I was naughty--I'm a bad person."  Sally, 42, draws a big smiley face on the back of the paper with "I love you, Rose, and we're always going to look after you." Then she folds it up and launches the plane back into the living room where her nine-year-old daughter is watching TV with brother Jamie, 13 and dad Rod, 40.  Jamie often makes pictures for his parents too--like the one showing a swift river with them on one side and him trapped on the other side.  It's one of the many unusual ways that Sally and Rob have learned to communicate emotionally with their abused children in an astonishing eight-year journey of hope, healing and love.  Jamie was just four and half--sister Rose one when they were adopted by the Donovans in 2005. The youngsters had been taken from their natural mother and placed in foster care after a series of cruelty and neglect. They were left alone, hungry, and witnessed home violence on a regular basis.  Sally and Rob spent three years trying for a baby before deciding to adopt, and were well aware of the youngsters' poor background. But they were still unprepared for raising a child permanently scared by abuse or the lack of support on offer.  But now Sally has written a brilliant and heart-touching account of their family struggle in a book called "No Matter What". Sally said: "These kids come to you with a story that what happened to them was their fault--because they are bad and unlovable. To show them they are loveable and none of it was their fault takes a lot of time. They both still say" I'm bad ". Jamie is less stuck on it now but whenever life deals him a knock, he will fall back into 'that happened because I am stupid, I'm rubbish, I'm bad'."  Sally's book is humorous, heart-touching and so wildly honest that academics, charity bosses, parents and adoptees are praising it as a major contribution to child welfare work.