(ROOT (S (PP (IN With) (NP (NP (QP (RB just) (DT a) (JJ few)) (NNS minutes)) (VP (VBN left) (SBAR (IN before) (S (NP (NN school)) (VP (VBD was) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB start)))))))))) (, ,) (NP (NP (PRP$ my) (JJ six-year-old)) (, ,) (NP (NNP Dustin)) (, ,)) (VP (VBD was) (VP (VBG crying))) (. .)))
With just a few minutes left before school was to start, my six-year-old, Dustin, was crying.
case
with
With
ADP
IN
advmod
just
just
ADV
RB
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
few
few
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Plur
minute
minutes
NOUN
NNS
acl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
leave
left
VERB
VBN
case
before
before
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
school
school
NOUN
NN
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
mark
to
to
PART
TO
advcl
VerbForm=Inf
start
start
VERB
VB
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
my
my
PRON
PRP$
nsubj
Degree=Pos
six-year-old
six-year-old
ADJ
JJ
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
appos
Number=Sing
Dustin
Dustin
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
root
Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part
cry
crying
VERB
VBG
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (`` ``) (S (NP (PRP I)) (VP (VBP do) (RB n't) (VP (VB want) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB go))))))) (, ,) ('' '') (NP (PRP he)) (VP (VBD said)) (. .)))
"I don't want to go," he said.
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs
I
I
PRON
PRP
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
do
do
AUX
VBP
advmod
not
n't
PART
RB
ccomp
VerbForm=Inf
want
want
VERB
VB
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
go
go
VERB
VB
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
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
say
said
VERB
VBD
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (SBAR (ADVP (RB Ever)) (IN since) (S (NP (PRP he)) (VP (VBD 'd) (VP (VBN entered) (NP (JJ first) (NN grade)))))) (, ,) (NP (PRP he)) (VP (VBD had) (VP (VBN hated) (NP (NN school)))) (. .)))
Ever since he'd entered first grade, he had hated school.
advmod
ever
Ever
ADV
RB
mark
since
since
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=Past|VerbForm=Fin
would
'd
AUX
VBD
advcl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
enter
entered
VERB
VBN
amod
Degree=Pos|NumType=Ord
first
first
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Sing
grade
grade
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
he
PRON
PRP
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
have
had
AUX
VBD
root
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
hate
hated
VERB
VBN
obj
Number=Sing
school
school
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (SBARQ (WHNP (WP What)) (SQ (VBZ 's) (VP (VBG going) (PRT (RP on)))) (. ?)))
What's going on?
nsubj
PronType=Int
what
What
PRON
WP
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
's
AUX
VBZ
root
Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part
go
going
VERB
VBG
compound:prt
on
on
ADP
RP
punct
?
?
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (SBARQ (SBAR (IN If) (S (NP (PRP he)) (VP (VBZ hates) (NP (NN school)) (NP (RB this) (RB much)) (ADVP (RB now))))) (, ,) (WHADVP (WRB how) (JJ bad)) (SQ (MD will) (NP (PRP it)) (VP (VB be) (ADVP (RBR later)) (PP (IN on)))) (. ?)))
If he hates school this much now, how bad will it be later on?
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
hate
hates
VERB
VBZ
obj
Number=Sing
school
school
NOUN
NN
advmod
this
this
ADV
RB
advmod
much
much
ADV
RB
advmod
now
now
ADV
RB
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
advmod
PronType=Int
how
how
ADV
WRB
advmod
Degree=Pos
bad
bad
ADJ
JJ
aux
VerbForm=Fin
will
will
AUX
MD
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
it
it
PRON
PRP
cop
VerbForm=Inf
be
be
AUX
VB
advmod
Degree=Cmp
late
later
ADV
RBR
root
on
on
ADP
IN
punct
?
?
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (DT Every) (NN kid)) (ADVP (RB sometimes)) (VP (VBZ complains) (PP (IN about) (NP (NN school)))) (. .)))
Every kid sometimes complains about school.
det
every
Every
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Sing
kid
kid
NOUN
NN
advmod
sometimes
sometimes
ADV
RB
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
complain
complains
VERB
VBZ
case
about
about
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
school
school
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (CC But) (NP (NP (QP (CD five) (IN to) (CD ten)) (NN percent)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NNS kids)))) (VP (VBP dislike) (NP (PRP it)) (NP (ADJP (RB so) (JJ much)) (SBAR (S (NP (PRP they)) (VP (VBP do) (RB n't) (VP (VB want) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB attend)))))))))) (. .)))
But five to ten percent of kids dislike it so much they don't want to attend.
cc
but
But
CCONJ
CC
nummod
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
five
five
NUM
CD
case
to
to
ADP
IN
nmod
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
ten
ten
NUM
CD
nsubj
Number=Sing
percent
percent
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Plur
kid
kids
NOUN
NNS
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
dislike
dislike
VERB
VBP
obj
Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
it
it
PRON
PRP
advmod
so
so
ADV
RB
advmod
Degree=Pos
much
much
ADJ
JJ
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs
they
they
PRON
PRP
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
do
do
AUX
VBP
advmod
not
n't
PART
RB
acl:relcl
VerbForm=Inf
want
want
VERB
VB
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
attend
attend
VERB
VB
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (SINV (`` ``) (S (SBAR (IN If) (S (NP (DT a) (NN child)) (VP (VBZ seems) (S (ADJP (JJ worried) (CC or) (JJ anxious) (PP (IN about) (NP (NN school)))))))) (, ,) (VP (VP (VBZ pretends) (S (NP (NN illness)) (VP (TO to) (VP (VB stay) (ADVP (RB home)))))) (, ,) (CC or) (VP (VBZ refuses) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB talk) (PP (IN about) (NP (NP (NNS things)) (PP (IN of) (NP (DT the) (NN school) (NN day)))))))))) (, ,) (NP (PRP you)) (VP (MD should) (VP (VB be) (ADJP (VBN concerned))))) (, ,) ('' '') (VP (VBZ says)) (NP (NP (DT a) (NN school) (NN psychologist)) (, ,) (NP (NNP Michael) (NNP Martin))) (. .)))
"If a child seems worried or anxious about school, pretends illness to stay home, or refuses to talk about things of the school day, you should be concerned," says a school psychologist, Michael Martin.
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
mark
if
If
SCONJ
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Sing
child
child
NOUN
NN
advcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
seem
seems
VERB
VBZ
xcomp
Degree=Pos
worried
worried
ADJ
JJ
cc
or
or
CCONJ
CC
conj
Degree=Pos
anxious
anxious
ADJ
JJ
case
about
about
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
school
school
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
ccomp
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
pretend
pretends
VERB
VBZ
obj
Number=Sing
illness
illness
NOUN
NN
mark
to
to
PART
TO
acl
VerbForm=Inf
stay
stay
VERB
VB
advmod
home
home
ADV
RB
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
or
or
CCONJ
CC
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
refuse
refuses
VERB
VBZ
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
talk
talk
VERB
VB
case
about
about
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Plur
thing
things
NOUN
NNS
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
school
school
NOUN
NN
nmod
Number=Sing
day
day
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj:pass
Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs
you
you
PRON
PRP
aux
VerbForm=Fin
should
should
AUX
MD
aux:pass
VerbForm=Inf
be
be
AUX
VB
ccomp
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
concern
concerned
VERB
VBN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
punct
''
''
PUNCT
''
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
say
says
VERB
VBZ
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
school
school
NOUN
NN
nsubj
Number=Sing
psychologist
psychologist
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
appos
Number=Sing
Michael
Michael
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Martin
Martin
PROPN
NNP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (NFP  ))
root
PUNCT
NFP
(ROOT (S (ADVP (RB Fortunately)) (, ,) (NP (PRP you)) (VP (MD can) (ADVP (RB usually)) (VP (VB solve) (NP (DT the) (NN problem)) (, --) (ADVP (RB sometimes)) (ADVP (RB very) (RB easily)))) (. .)))
Fortunately, you can usually solve the problem--sometimes very easily.
advmod
fortunately
Fortunately
ADV
RB
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs
you
you
PRON
PRP
aux
VerbForm=Fin
can
can
AUX
MD
advmod
usually
usually
ADV
RB
root
VerbForm=Inf
solve
solve
VERB
VB
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
problem
problem
NOUN
NN
punct
--
--
PUNCT
,
advmod
sometimes
sometimes
ADV
RB
advmod
very
very
ADV
RB
advmod
easily
easily
ADV
RB
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (PP (IN In) (NP (PRP$ our) (NN case))) (, ,) (NP (NP (PRP$ my) (NN husband)) (CC and) (NP (PRP I))) (VP (VP (VBD visited) (NP (NP (NNP Dustin) (POS 's)) (NN class))) (CC and) (VP (VBD noticed) (SBAR (IN that) (S (NP (NP (DT the) (NN teacher)) (, ,) (PP (ADVP (RB just)) (IN out) (PP (IN of) (NP (NN college)))) (, ,)) (VP (VBD called) (PP (ADVP (RB only)) (IN on) (NP (NP (NNS kids)) (SBAR (WHNP (WP who)) (S (VP (VBD sat) (PP (ADVP (RB right)) (IN under) (NP (PRP$ her) (NN nose))))))))))))) (. .)))
In our case, my husband and I visited Dustin's class and noticed that the teacher, just out of college, called only on kids who sat right under her nose.
case
in
In
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
our
our
PRON
PRP$
obl
Number=Sing
case
case
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
my
my
PRON
PRP$
nsubj
Number=Sing
husband
husband
NOUN
NN
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs
I
I
PRON
PRP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
visit
visited
VERB
VBD
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
Dustin
Dustin
PROPN
NNP
case
's
's
PART
POS
obj
Number=Sing
class
class
NOUN
NN
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
notice
noticed
VERB
VBD
mark
that
that
SCONJ
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Sing
teacher
teacher
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
advmod
just
just
ADV
RB
case
out
out
ADP
IN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
college
college
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
ccomp
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
call
called
VERB
VBD
advmod
only
only
ADV
RB
case
on
on
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Plur
kid
kids
NOUN
NNS
nsubj
PronType=Rel
who
who
PRON
WP
acl:relcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
sit
sat
VERB
VBD
advmod
right
right
ADV
RB
case
under
under
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
her
her
PRON
PRP$
obl
Number=Sing
nose
nose
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (NP (NNP Dustin)) (, ,) (SBAR (WHNP (WP who)) (S (ADVP (RB often)) (VP (VBD sat) (PP (IN near) (NP (DT the) (NN back)))))) (, ,)) (VP (VBD was) (VP (VBN ignored))) (. .)))
Dustin, who often sat near the back, was ignored.
nsubj:pass
Number=Sing
Dustin
Dustin
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
PronType=Rel
who
who
PRON
WP
advmod
often
often
ADV
RB
acl:relcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
sit
sat
VERB
VBD
case
near
near
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
back
back
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
root
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
ignore
ignored
VERB
VBN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (PRP We)) (ADVP (RB simply)) (VP (VBD told) (NP (PRP him)) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB move) (ADVP (IN up) (NP (NN front))))))) (. .)))
We simply told him to move up front.
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs
we
We
PRON
PRP
advmod
simply
simply
ADV
RB
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
tell
told
VERB
VBD
iobj
Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
him
PRON
PRP
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
move
move
VERB
VB
case
up
up
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
front
front
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (S (NP (PRP He)) (VP (VBD did))) (, ,) (CC and) (S (NP (PRP he)) (VP (VBD was) (ADJP (JJ happy)) (ADVP (RB again)))) (. .)))
He did, and he was happy again.
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
do
did
VERB
VBD
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
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
conj
Degree=Pos
happy
happy
ADJ
JJ
advmod
again
again
ADV
RB
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
With just a few minutes left before school was to start, my six-year-old, Dustin, was crying. "I don't want to go," he said. Ever since he'd entered first grade, he had hated school. What's going on? If he hates school this much now, how bad will it be later on? Every kid sometimes complains about school. But five to ten percent of kids dislike it so much they don't want to attend. "If a child seems worried or anxious about school, pretends illness to stay home, or refuses to talk about things of the school day, you should be concerned," says a school psychologist, Michael Martin.  Fortunately, you can usually solve the problem--sometimes very easily. In our case, my husband and I visited Dustin's class and noticed that the teacher, just out of college, called only on kids who sat right under her nose. Dustin, who often sat near the back, was ignored. We simply told him to move up front. He did, and he was happy again.