(ROOT (S (SBAR (IN If) (S (S (NP (PRP you)) (VP (VBP are) (VP (VBN invited) (PP (IN to) (NP (DT a) (NN party))) (PP (IN by) (NP (DT the) (NNPS Austrians)))))) (CC and) (S (NP (DT the) (VBN suggested) (NN dress)) (VP (VBZ is) (`` ``) (ADJP (JJ informal)) ('' '') (-LRB- -LRB-) (VP (ADVP (RB usually)) (VBN marked) (PP (IN in) (NP (NP (DT the) (JJR lower) (JJ left-hand) (NN coner)) (PP (IN of) (NP (DT the) (NN invitation)))))) (-RRB- -RRB-))))) (, ,) (NP (PRP it)) (VP (MD may) (VP (VB mean) (NP (NP (JJ dark) (NN suit)) (CC and) (NP (NP (DT a) (JJ white) (NN shirt)) (PP (IN for) (NP (NP (NNS men)) (CC and) (NP (NN cocktail) (NN dress)))))) (PP (IN for) (NP (NNS women))))) (. .)))
If you are invited to a party by the Austrians and the suggested dress is "informal" (usually marked in the lower left-hand coner of the invitation), it may mean dark suit and a white shirt for men and cocktail dress for women.
mark
if
If
SCONJ
IN
nsubj:pass
Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs
you
you
PRON
PRP
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
are
AUX
VBP
advcl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
invite
invited
VERB
VBN
case
to
to
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
party
party
NOUN
NN
case
by
by
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Plur
Austrians
Austrians
PROPN
NNPS
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
suggest
suggested
VERB
VBN
nsubj
Number=Sing
dress
dress
NOUN
NN
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
is
AUX
VBZ
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
advcl
Degree=Pos
informal
informal
ADJ
JJ
punct
''
''
PUNCT
''
punct
(
(
PUNCT
-LRB-
advmod
usually
usually
ADV
RB
parataxis
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
mark
marked
VERB
VBN
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Cmp
low
lower
ADJ
JJR
amod
Degree=Pos
left-hand
left-hand
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Sing
coner
coner
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Sing
invitation
invitation
NOUN
NN
punct
)
)
PUNCT
-RRB-
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
it
it
PRON
PRP
aux
VerbForm=Fin
may
may
AUX
MD
root
VerbForm=Inf
mean
mean
VERB
VB
amod
Degree=Pos
dark
dark
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Sing
suit
suit
NOUN
NN
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
white
white
ADJ
JJ
conj
Number=Sing
shirt
shirt
NOUN
NN
case
for
for
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Plur
man
men
NOUN
NNS
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
compound
Number=Sing
cocktail
cocktail
NOUN
NN
conj
Number=Sing
dress
dress
NOUN
NN
case
for
for
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Plur
woman
women
NOUN
NNS
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (CC Or) (ADVP (RB again)) (, ,) (VP (MD may) (VP (VB mean) (NP (NP (NN something)) (ADJP (ADJP (RB considerably) (RBR less)) (JJ formal))))) (. .)))
Or again, may mean something considerably less formal.
cc
or
Or
CCONJ
CC
advmod
again
again
ADV
RB
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
aux
VerbForm=Fin
may
may
AUX
MD
root
VerbForm=Inf
mean
mean
VERB
VB
obj
Number=Sing|PronType=Ind
something
something
PRON
NN
advmod
considerably
considerably
ADV
RB
advmod
Degree=Cmp
less
less
ADV
RBR
amod
Degree=Pos
formal
formal
ADJ
JJ
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (`` ``) (NP (JJ Formal)) ('' '') (VP (VBZ means) (NP (NP (DT a) (NML (NML (JJ black) (NN tie)) (CC and) (NML (NN evening) (NN dress)))) (PP (IN for) (NP (NP (NNS men)) (CC and) (NP (NP (DT a) (JJ floor-length) (NN dress)) (PP (IN for) (NP (NNS women)))))))) (. .)))
"Formal" means a black tie and evening dress for men and a floor-length dress for women.
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
nsubj
Degree=Pos
Formal
Formal
ADJ
JJ
punct
''
''
PUNCT
''
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
mean
means
VERB
VBZ
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
black
black
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Sing
tie
tie
NOUN
NN
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
compound
Number=Sing
evening
evening
NOUN
NN
conj
Number=Sing
dress
dress
NOUN
NN
case
for
for
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Plur
man
men
NOUN
NNS
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
floor-length
floor-length
ADJ
JJ
conj
Number=Sing
dress
dress
NOUN
NN
case
for
for
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Plur
woman
women
NOUN
NNS
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (SBAR (IN If) (S (NP (DT a) (NN man)) (VP (VBZ is) (PP (IN in) (NP (NN doubt))) (PP (IN about) (SBAR (WHNP (WP what)) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB wear))))))))) (, ,) (NP (PRP he)) (VP (MD may) (VP (VP (VB come) (ADJP (RB slightly) (VBN overdressed))) (CC and) (ADVP (RB then)) (VP (VB take) (NP (PRP$ his) (NN coat))) (CC and) (VP (VB tie) (PRT (RP off)) (SBAR (WHADVP (WRB when)) (S (NP (PRP he)) (VP (VBZ sees) (SBAR (IN that) (S (NP (NNS others)) (VP (VBP are) (VP (VBG wearing) (NP (NNS sports) (NNS shirts)))))))))))) (. .)))
If a man is in doubt about what to wear, he may come slightly overdressed and then take his coat and tie off when he sees that others are wearing sports shirts.
mark
if
If
SCONJ
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Sing
man
man
NOUN
NN
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
is
AUX
VBZ
case
in
in
ADP
IN
advcl
Number=Sing
doubt
doubt
NOUN
NN
mark
about
about
ADP
IN
obj
PronType=Int
what
what
PRON
WP
mark
to
to
PART
TO
acl
VerbForm=Inf
wear
wear
VERB
VB
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
he
PRON
PRP
aux
VerbForm=Fin
may
may
AUX
MD
root
VerbForm=Inf
come
come
VERB
VB
advmod
slightly
slightly
ADV
RB
xcomp
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
overdress
overdressed
VERB
VBN
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
advmod
PronType=Dem
then
then
ADV
RB
conj
VerbForm=Inf
take
take
VERB
VB
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
obj
Number=Sing
coat
coat
NOUN
NN
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
VerbForm=Inf
tie
tie
VERB
VB
compound:prt
off
off
ADP
RP
advmod
PronType=Int
when
when
ADV
WRB
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
see
sees
VERB
VBZ
mark
that
that
SCONJ
IN
nsubj
Number=Plur
other
others
NOUN
NNS
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
are
AUX
VBP
ccomp
Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part
wear
wearing
VERB
VBG
compound
Number=Plur
sport
sports
NOUN
NNS
obj
Number=Plur
shirt
shirts
NOUN
NNS
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (JJ National) (NN dress)) (VP (VBZ is) (ADVP (RB always)) (ADJP (JJ acceptable))) (. .)))
National dress is always acceptable.
amod
Degree=Pos
National
National
ADJ
JJ
nsubj
Number=Sing
dress
dress
NOUN
NN
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
is
AUX
VBZ
advmod
always
always
ADV
RB
root
Degree=Pos
acceptable
acceptable
ADJ
JJ
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
If you are invited to a party by the Austrians and the suggested dress is "informal" (usually marked in the lower left-hand coner of the invitation), it may mean dark suit and a white shirt for men and cocktail dress for women. Or again, may mean something considerably less formal. "Formal" means a black tie and evening dress for men and a floor-length dress for women. If a man is in doubt about what to wear, he may come slightly overdressed and then take his coat and tie off when he sees that others are wearing sports shirts. National dress is always acceptable.