(ROOT (S (PP (IN On) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN eve)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NP (PRP$ our) (NNS daughters) (POS ')) (NNS weddings))))) (, ,) (NP (PRP I)) (VP (VBD gave) (NP (NP (DT both)) (PP (IN of) (NP (PRP them)))) (SBAR (WHNP (WP what)) (S (NP (PRP I)) (VP (VBD considered) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB be) (NP (NP (JJ excellent) (JJ marital) (NN advice)) (: :) (S (ADVP (RB never)) (VP (VB leave) (NP (PRP$ your) (NN husband)) (S (ADJP (JJ unsupervised) (PP (IN with) (S (VP (NN pruning) (NP (NNS shears))))))))))))))))) (. .)))
On the eve of our daughters' weddings, I gave both of them what I considered to be excellent marital advice: never leave your husband unsupervised with pruning shears.
case
on
On
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
eve
eve
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
our
our
PRON
PRP$
nmod:poss
Number=Plur
daughter
daughters
NOUN
NNS
case
's
'
PART
POS
nmod
Number=Plur
wedding
weddings
NOUN
NNS
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs
I
I
PRON
PRP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
give
gave
VERB
VBD
obj
both
both
DET
DT
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs
they
them
PRON
PRP
obj
PronType=Rel
what
what
PRON
WP
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs
I
I
PRON
PRP
acl:relcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
consider
considered
VERB
VBD
mark
to
to
PART
TO
cop
VerbForm=Inf
be
be
AUX
VB
amod
Degree=Pos
excellent
excellent
ADJ
JJ
amod
Degree=Pos
marital
marital
ADJ
JJ
xcomp
Number=Sing
advice
advice
NOUN
NN
punct
:
:
PUNCT
:
advmod
never
never
ADV
RB
parataxis
Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin
leave
leave
VERB
VB
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
your
your
PRON
PRP$
obj
Number=Sing
husband
husband
NOUN
NN
xcomp
Degree=Pos
unsupervised
unsupervised
ADJ
JJ
case
with
with
ADP
IN
compound
Number=Sing
pruning
pruning
NOUN
NN
obl
Number=Plur
shear
shears
NOUN
NNS
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (NFP  ))
root
PUNCT
NFP
(ROOT (S (SBAR (IN If) (S (ADVP (RB only)) (NP (PRP I)) (VP (VBD had) (VP (VBN taken) (NP (PRP$ my) (JJ own) (NN advice)))))) (NP (PRP I)) (ADVP (RB recently)) (VP (VBD let) (NP (PRP$ my) (NN guard)) (ADVP (RP down))) (. .)))
If only I had taken my own advice I recently let my guard down.
mark
if
If
SCONJ
IN
advmod
only
only
ADV
RB
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs
I
I
PRON
PRP
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
have
had
AUX
VBD
advcl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
take
taken
VERB
VBN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
my
my
PRON
PRP$
amod
Degree=Pos
own
own
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Sing
advice
advice
NOUN
NN
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs
I
I
PRON
PRP
advmod
recently
recently
ADV
RB
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
let
let
VERB
VBD
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
my
my
PRON
PRP$
obj
Number=Sing
guard
guard
NOUN
NN
compound:prt
down
down
ADP
RP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (NP (DT Thirty-some) (NNS years)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NN marriage)))) (VP (MD can) (VP (VB do) (NP (DT that)) (PP (IN to) (NP (DT a) (NN woman))))) (. .)))
Thirty-some years of marriage can do that to a woman.
det
thirty-some
Thirty-some
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Plur
year
years
NOUN
NNS
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
marriage
marriage
NOUN
NN
aux
VerbForm=Fin
can
can
AUX
MD
root
VerbForm=Inf
do
do
VERB
VB
obj
Number=Sing|PronType=Dem
that
that
PRON
DT
case
to
to
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
woman
woman
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (S (VP (VB Give) (NP (NP (DT a) (NN man)) (VP (VBG pruning) (NP (NP (NNS shears)) (CC and) (NP (JJ electric) (NNS trimmers))))))) (CC and) (S (NP (PRP he)) (VP (MD will) (VP (VB give) (NP (JJ new) (NN meaning)) (PP (IN to) (`` ``) (ADJP (JJ armed) (CC and) (JJ dangerous)))))) (. .) ('' '')))
Give a man pruning shears and electric trimmers and he will give new meaning to "armed and dangerous."
root
Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin
give
Give
VERB
VB
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
iobj
Number=Sing
man
man
NOUN
NN
xcomp
VerbForm=Ger
pruning
pruning
VERB
VBG
obj
Number=Plur
shear
shears
NOUN
NNS
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
amod
Degree=Pos
electric
electric
ADJ
JJ
conj
Number=Plur
trimmer
trimmers
NOUN
NNS
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
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
give
give
VERB
VB
amod
Degree=Pos
new
new
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Sing
meaning
meaning
NOUN
NN
case
to
to
ADP
IN
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
obl
Degree=Pos
armed
armed
ADJ
JJ
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Degree=Pos
dangerous
dangerous
ADJ
JJ
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
punct
''
''
PUNCT
''
(ROOT (NFP  ))
root
PUNCT
NFP
(ROOT (S (NP (CD One) (NN day)) (NP (ADVP (RBR earlier)) (DT this) (NN year)) (, ,) (NP (PRP$ my) (NN husband)) (VP (VBD said) (SBAR (IN that) (S (NP (DT the) (NN crab) (NN apple) (NN tree)) (VP (VBD was) (ADJP (JJ dead)))))) (. .)))
One day earlier this year, my husband said that the crab apple tree was dead.
nummod
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
one
One
NUM
CD
obl:tmod
Number=Sing
day
day
NOUN
NN
advmod
Degree=Cmp
early
earlier
ADV
RBR
det
Number=Sing|PronType=Dem
this
this
DET
DT
obl:tmod
Number=Sing
year
year
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
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
say
said
VERB
VBD
mark
that
that
SCONJ
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
crab
crab
NOUN
NN
compound
Number=Sing
apple
apple
NOUN
NN
nsubj
Number=Sing
tree
tree
NOUN
NN
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
ccomp
Degree=Pos
dead
dead
ADJ
JJ
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (NFP  ))
root
PUNCT
NFP
(ROOT (SBARQ (`` ``) (WHADVP (WRB Why)) (SQ (VBP do) (NP (PRP you)) (VP (VB think) (SBAR (S (NP (PRP it)) (VP (VBZ is) (ADJP (JJ dead))))))) (. ?) ('' '')))
"Why do you think it is dead?"
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
advmod
PronType=Int
why
Why
ADV
WRB
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
do
do
AUX
VBP
nsubj
Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs
you
you
PRON
PRP
root
VerbForm=Inf
think
think
VERB
VB
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
ccomp
Degree=Pos
dead
dead
ADJ
JJ
punct
?
?
PUNCT
.
punct
''
''
PUNCT
''
(ROOT (S (NP (PRP I)) (VP (VBD asked)) (. .)))
I asked.
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs
I
I
PRON
PRP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
ask
asked
VERB
VBD
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (NFP  ))
root
PUNCT
NFP
(ROOT (S (`` ``) (VP (VB Look) (PP (IN at) (NP (PRP it)))) (. .)))
"Look at it.
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
root
Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin
look
Look
VERB
VB
case
at
at
ADP
IN
obl
Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
it
it
PRON
PRP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (EX There)) (VP (VBZ 's) (RB not) (NP (DT a) (NN leaf)) (PP (IN on) (NP (PRP it)))) (. .) ('' '')))
There's not a leaf on it."
expl
there
There
PRON
EX
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
's
VERB
VBZ
advmod
not
not
PART
RB
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Sing
leaf
leaf
NOUN
NN
case
on
on
ADP
IN
obl
Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
it
it
PRON
PRP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
punct
''
''
PUNCT
''
(ROOT (NFP  ))
root
PUNCT
NFP
(ROOT (S (`` ``) (NP (EX There)) (VP (VBZ 's) (RB not) (NP (NP (DT a) (NN leaf)) (PP (IN on) (NP (NN anything))))) (. .)))
"There's not a leaf on anything.
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
expl
there
There
PRON
EX
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
's
VERB
VBZ
advmod
not
not
PART
RB
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Sing
leaf
leaf
NOUN
NN
case
on
on
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing|PronType=Ind
anything
anything
PRON
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (S (NP (PRP It)) (VP (VBZ 's) (NP (NNP March)))) (, ,) ('' '') (NP (PRP I)) (VP (VBD said)) (. .)))
It's March," I said.
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
ccomp
Number=Sing
March
March
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
punct
''
''
PUNCT
''
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs
I
I
PRON
PRP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
say
said
VERB
VBD
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (NFP  ))
root
PUNCT
NFP
(ROOT (S (`` ``) (S (NP (PRP It)) (VP (VBD looked) (ADJP (JJ sick)) (NP (JJ last) (NN fall)))) (CC and) (S (PP (IN with) (NP (NP (DT this) (JJ bitter) (NN winter)) (SBAR (S (NP (PRP we)) (VP (VBD had)))))) (, ,) (NP (PRP I)) (VP (VBP 'm) (ADJP (JJ convinced) (SBAR (S (NP (PRP it)) (VP (VBZ 's) (ADJP (JJ dead)))))))) (. .) ('' '')))
"It looked sick last fall and with this bitter winter we had, I'm convinced it's dead."
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
it
It
PRON
PRP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
look
looked
VERB
VBD
xcomp
Degree=Pos
sick
sick
ADJ
JJ
amod
Degree=Pos
last
last
ADJ
JJ
obl:tmod
Number=Sing
fall
fall
NOUN
NN
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
case
with
with
ADP
IN
det
Number=Sing|PronType=Dem
this
this
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
bitter
bitter
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Sing
winter
winter
NOUN
NN
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs
we
we
PRON
PRP
advcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
have
had
VERB
VBD
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
conj
Degree=Pos
convinced
convinced
ADJ
JJ
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
ccomp
Degree=Pos
dead
dead
ADJ
JJ
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
punct
''
''
PUNCT
''
(ROOT (NFP  ))
root
PUNCT
NFP
(ROOT (S (NP (DT The) (NN truth)) (VP (VBZ is) (SBAR (S (NP (PRP he)) (VP (VBZ 's) (ADVP (RB never)) (VP (VBN liked) (NP (DT the) (NN crab) (NN apple))))))) (. .)))
The truth is he's never liked the crab apple.
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
The
DET
DT
nsubj:outer
Number=Sing
truth
truth
NOUN
NN
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
is
AUX
VBZ
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
be
's
AUX
VBZ
advmod
never
never
ADV
RB
root
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
like
liked
VERB
VBN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
crab
crab
NOUN
NN
obj
Number=Sing
apple
apple
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (S (ADVP (UH Sure)) (, ,) (NP (PRP it)) (VP (VBZ has) (NP (JJ beautiful) (NNS blooms)) (PP (IN in) (NP (DT the) (NN spring))))) (, ,) (CC but) (S (S (ADVP (RB then)) (NP (PRP it)) (VP (VBZ gets) (NP (DT a) (NN disease)))) (, ,) (S (NP (DT the) (NNS leaves)) (VP (VBP curl))) (, ,) (CC and) (S (NP (PRP it)) (VP (VBZ drops) (NP (NP (DT those) (JJ little) (NNS apples)) (SBAR (WHNP (WDT that)) (S (VP (VBP sit) (PP (IN on) (NP (DT the) (NN driveway)))))))))) (. .)))
Sure, it has beautiful blooms in the spring, but then it gets a disease, the leaves curl, and it drops those little apples that sit on the driveway.
discourse
sure
Sure
INTJ
UH
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
it
it
PRON
PRP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
have
has
VERB
VBZ
amod
Degree=Pos
beautiful
beautiful
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Plur
bloom
blooms
NOUN
NNS
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
spring
spring
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
but
but
CCONJ
CC
advmod
PronType=Dem
then
then
ADV
RB
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
it
it
PRON
PRP
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
get
gets
VERB
VBZ
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
disease
disease
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Plur
leave
leaves
NOUN
NNS
parataxis
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
curl
curl
VERB
VBP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
it
it
PRON
PRP
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
drop
drops
VERB
VBZ
det
Number=Plur|PronType=Dem
that
those
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
little
little
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Plur
apple
apples
NOUN
NNS
nsubj
PronType=Rel
that
that
PRON
WDT
acl:relcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
sit
sit
VERB
VBP
case
on
on
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
driveway
driveway
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (NFP  ))
root
PUNCT
NFP
(ROOT (S (NP (DT Each) (NN passing) (NN week)) (NP (PRP he)) (VP (VBD pronounced) (S (NP (DT the) (NN tree)) (ADJP (JJ dead)))) (. .)))
Each passing week he pronounced the tree dead.
det
each
Each
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
passing
passing
NOUN
NN
obl:tmod
Number=Sing
week
week
NOUN
NN
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
pronounce
pronounced
VERB
VBD
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
tree
tree
NOUN
NN
xcomp
Degree=Pos
dead
dead
ADJ
JJ
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (ADVP (RB Eventually)) (NP (PRP I)) (VP (VBD began) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB believe) (NP (PRP him)))))) (. .)))
Eventually I began to believe him.
advmod
eventually
Eventually
ADV
RB
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs
I
I
PRON
PRP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
begin
began
VERB
VBD
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
believe
believe
VERB
VB
iobj
Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
him
PRON
PRP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (SBAR (IN Though) (S (NP (PRP he)) (VP (VBD agreed) (SBAR (S (NP (PRP it)) (VP (MD would) (VP (VB be) (NP (DT a) (JJ regrettable) (NN loss))))))))) (, ,) (NP (EX there)) (VP (VBD was) (NP (NP (DT a) (NN twinkle)) (PP (IN in) (NP (PRP$ his) (NN eye))))) (. .)))
Though he agreed it would be a regrettable loss, there was a twinkle in his eye.
mark
though
Though
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=Past|VerbForm=Fin
agree
agreed
VERB
VBD
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
it
it
PRON
PRP
aux
VerbForm=Fin
would
would
AUX
MD
cop
VerbForm=Inf
be
be
AUX
VB
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
regrettable
regrettable
ADJ
JJ
ccomp
Number=Sing
loss
loss
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
expl
there
there
PRON
EX
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
VERB
VBD
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Sing
twinkle
twinkle
NOUN
NN
case
in
in
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
nmod
Number=Sing
eye
eye
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (PRP He)) (VP (VP (VBD armed) (NP (PRP himself)) (ADVP (NP (NP (DT a) (NN couple)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NNS weeks)))) (RB ago))) (CC and) (VP (VBD began) (S (VP (VBG trimming))))) (. .)))
He armed himself a couple of weeks ago and began trimming.
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
arm
armed
VERB
VBD
obj
Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes
himself
himself
PRON
PRP
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
obl:npmod
Number=Sing
couple
couple
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Plur
week
weeks
NOUN
NNS
advmod
ago
ago
ADV
RB
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
begin
began
VERB
VBD
xcomp
VerbForm=Ger
trim
trimming
VERB
VBG
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (NP (NP (NP (DT A) (NN branch)) (ADVP (RB here))) (, ,) (NP (NP (DT a) (NN branch)) (ADVP (RB there))) (, ,) (NP (DT a) (JJ small) (NN limb)) (, ,) (ADVP (RB then)) (NP (DT a) (JJ large) (NN limb)) (. .)))
A branch here, a branch there, a small limb, then a large limb.
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
A
DET
DT
root
Number=Sing
branch
branch
NOUN
NN
advmod
PronType=Dem
here
here
ADV
RB
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
appos
Number=Sing
branch
branch
NOUN
NN
advmod
PronType=Dem
there
there
ADV
RB
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
small
small
ADJ
JJ
appos
Number=Sing
limb
limb
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
advmod
PronType=Dem
then
then
ADV
RB
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
large
large
ADJ
JJ
conj
Number=Sing
limb
limb
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (PRP I)) (VP (VP (VBD watched)) (CC and) (ADVP (RB then)) (VP (VBD decided) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB check) (NP (DT the) (NN wood)) (PP (IN on) (NP (NP (NP (DT some)) (PP (IN of) (NP (DT the) (NNS branches)))) (ADJP (JJR closer) (PP (IN to) (NP (DT the) (NN trunk))))))))))) (. .)))
I watched and then decided to check the wood on some of the branches closer to the trunk.
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs
I
I
PRON
PRP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
watch
watched
VERB
VBD
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
advmod
PronType=Dem
then
then
ADV
RB
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
decide
decided
VERB
VBD
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
check
check
VERB
VB
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
wood
wood
NOUN
NN
case
on
on
ADP
IN
obl
some
some
DET
DT
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Plur
branch
branches
NOUN
NNS
amod
Degree=Cmp
close
closer
ADJ
JJR
case
to
to
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
trunk
trunk
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (PRP I)) (VP (VP (VBD broke) (NP (CD one)) (PRT (RP off))) (CC and) (VP (VBD saw) (ADJP (JJ green)))) (. .)))
I broke one off and saw green.
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs
I
I
PRON
PRP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
break
broke
VERB
VBD
obj
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
one
one
NUM
CD
compound:prt
off
off
ADP
RP
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
see
saw
VERB
VBD
obj
Degree=Pos
green
green
ADJ
JJ
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (NFP  ))
root
PUNCT
NFP
(ROOT (S (NP (DT The) (NN crab) (NN apple)) (VP (VBD was) (RB not) (ADJP (JJ dead))) (. .)))
The crab apple was not dead.
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
The
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
crab
crab
NOUN
NN
nsubj
Number=Sing
apple
apple
NOUN
NN
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
advmod
not
not
PART
RB
root
Degree=Pos
dead
dead
ADJ
JJ
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (PRP It)) (ADVP (RB just)) (VP (VBD had) (RB n't) (VP (VBN had) (NP (NP (NN time)) (SBAR (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB leaf) (PRT (RP out))))))))) (. .)))
It just hadn't had time to leaf out.
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
it
It
PRON
PRP
advmod
just
just
ADV
RB
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
have
had
AUX
VBD
advmod
not
n't
PART
RB
root
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
have
had
VERB
VBN
obj
Number=Sing
time
time
NOUN
NN
mark
to
to
PART
TO
acl
VerbForm=Inf
leaf
leaf
VERB
VB
compound:prt
out
out
ADP
RP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (S (NP (DT The) (NN tree)) (VP (VBD was) (ADVP (RB now)) (VP (VBG falling) (PP (IN to) (NP (CD one) (NN side)))))) (, ,) (CC but) (S (NP (PRP it)) (VP (VBD was) (RB not) (ADJP (JJ dead)))) (. .)))
The tree was now falling to one side, but it was not dead.
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
The
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Sing
tree
tree
NOUN
NN
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
advmod
now
now
ADV
RB
root
Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part
fall
falling
VERB
VBG
case
to
to
ADP
IN
nummod
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
one
one
NUM
CD
obl
Number=Sing
side
side
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
but
but
CCONJ
CC
nsubj
Case=Nom|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
advmod
not
not
PART
RB
conj
Degree=Pos
dead
dead
ADJ
JJ
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (S (NP (PRP I)) (VP (MD would) (VP (VB have) (VP (VBN told) (NP (PRP him)) (ADVP (RB so)))))) (, ,) (CC but) (S (NP (PRP he)) (VP (VBD had) (VP (VBN moved) (PRT (RP on)) (PP (IN to) (NP (DT a) (NN maple)))))) (. .)))
I would have told him so, but he had moved on to a maple.
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs
I
I
PRON
PRP
aux
VerbForm=Fin
would
would
AUX
MD
aux
VerbForm=Inf
have
have
AUX
VB
root
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
tell
told
VERB
VBN
iobj
Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
him
PRON
PRP
advmod
so
so
ADV
RB
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
but
but
CCONJ
CC
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
conj
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
move
moved
VERB
VBN
compound:prt
on
on
ADP
RP
case
to
to
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
maple
maple
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (SBAR (IN Once) (S (NP (DT the) (NN man)) (VP (VBZ starts)))) (, ,) (NP (PRP he)) (VP (MD ca) (RB n't) (VP (VB stop))) (. .)))
Once the man starts, he can't stop.
mark
once
Once
SCONJ
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Sing
man
man
NOUN
NN
advcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
start
starts
VERB
VBZ
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
he
PRON
PRP
aux
VerbForm=Fin
can
ca
AUX
MD
advmod
not
n't
PART
RB
root
VerbForm=Inf
stop
stop
VERB
VB
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (CD One) (NN trim)) (VP (VBZ leads) (PP (IN to) (NP (DT another)))) (. .)))
One trim leads to another.
nummod
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
one
One
NUM
CD
nsubj
Number=Sing
trim
trim
NOUN
NN
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
lead
leads
VERB
VBZ
case
to
to
ADP
IN
obl
another
another
DET
DT
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (NFP  ))
root
PUNCT
NFP
(ROOT (S (`` ``) (VP (UH Please) (, ,) (VB stop)) (. !) ('' '')))
"Please, stop!"
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
discourse
please
Please
INTJ
UH
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
root
Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin
stop
stop
VERB
VB
punct
!
!
PUNCT
.
punct
''
''
PUNCT
''
(ROOT (S (NP (PRP I)) (VP (VBD called)) (. .)))
I called.
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs
I
I
PRON
PRP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
call
called
VERB
VBD
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (NFP  ))
root
PUNCT
NFP
(ROOT (S (S (NP (PRP He)) (VP (VBD smiled) (CC and) (VBD nodded))) (, ,) (CC but) (S (NP (PRP he)) (VP (MD could) (RB n't) (VP (VB hear) (SBAR (IN because) (S (NP (PRP he)) (VP (VP (VBD had) (VP (VBN started) (NP (DT the) (NN hedge) (NNS trimmers)))) (CC and) (VP (VBD was) (VP (VBG getting) (ADJP (JJ ready) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB fix) (NP (NP (DT a) (NN line)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NNS hedges)))))))))))))))) (. .)))
He smiled and nodded, but he couldn't hear because he had started the hedge trimmers and was getting ready to fix a line of hedges.
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
smile
smiled
VERB
VBD
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
nod
nodded
VERB
VBD
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
but
but
CCONJ
CC
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
he
PRON
PRP
aux
VerbForm=Fin
could
could
AUX
MD
advmod
not
n't
PART
RB
conj
VerbForm=Inf
hear
hear
VERB
VB
mark
because
because
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
have
had
AUX
VBD
advcl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
start
started
VERB
VBN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
hedge
hedge
NOUN
NN
obj
Number=Plur
trimmer
trimmers
NOUN
NNS
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
conj
Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part
get
getting
VERB
VBG
xcomp
Degree=Pos
ready
ready
ADJ
JJ
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
fix
fix
VERB
VB
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
line
line
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Plur
hedge
hedges
NOUN
NNS
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (NFP  ))
root
PUNCT
NFP
(ROOT (FRAG (NP (NN Zip) (, ,) (NN zip) (, ,) (NN zip)) (. .)))
Zip, zip, zip.
root
Number=Sing
zip
Zip
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
conj
Number=Sing
zip
zip
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
list
Number=Sing
zip
zip
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (NFP  ))
root
PUNCT
NFP
(ROOT (SBARQ (`` ``) (WHNP (WP What)) (SQ (VBP do) (NP (PRP you)) (VP (VB think))) (. ?) ('' '')))
"What do you think?"
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
obj
PronType=Int
what
What
PRON
WP
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
do
do
AUX
VBP
nsubj
Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs
you
you
PRON
PRP
root
VerbForm=Inf
think
think
VERB
VB
punct
?
?
PUNCT
.
punct
''
''
PUNCT
''
(ROOT (S (NP (PRP he)) (VP (VBD shouted)) (. .)))
he shouted.
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
shout
shouted
VERB
VBD
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (NFP  ))
root
PUNCT
NFP
(ROOT (S (S (`` ``) (NP (PRP It)) (VP (VBZ 's) (VP (VBN supposed) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB be) (NP (DT a) (NN privacy) (NN hedge)))))))) (: ;) (S (ADVP (RB now)) (NP (NP (DT all)) (SBAR (WHNP (WDT that)) (S (VP (MD will) (VP (VB be) (ADJP (JJ private))))))) (VP (VBP are) (NP (PRP$ our) (NNS ankles)))) (. .) ('' '')))
"It's supposed to be a privacy hedge; now all that will be private are our ankles."
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
it
It
PRON
PRP
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
's
AUX
VBZ
root
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
suppose
supposed
VERB
VBN
mark
to
to
PART
TO
cop
VerbForm=Inf
be
be
AUX
VB
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
privacy
privacy
NOUN
NN
xcomp
Number=Sing
hedge
hedge
NOUN
NN
punct
;
;
PUNCT
:
advmod
now
now
ADV
RB
nsubj
all
all
DET
DT
nsubj
PronType=Rel
that
that
PRON
WDT
aux
VerbForm=Fin
will
will
AUX
MD
cop
VerbForm=Inf
be
be
AUX
VB
acl:relcl
Degree=Pos
private
private
ADJ
JJ
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
are
AUX
VBP
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
our
our
PRON
PRP$
parataxis
Number=Plur
ankle
ankles
NOUN
NNS
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
punct
''
''
PUNCT
''
(ROOT (NFP  ))
root
PUNCT
NFP
(ROOT (S (NP (PRP He)) (VP (VBD started) (NP (DT the) (NNS trimmers)) (ADVP (RB again))) (. .)))
He started the trimmers 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
start
started
VERB
VBD
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obj
Number=Plur
trimmer
trimmers
NOUN
NNS
advmod
again
again
ADV
RB
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (`` ``) (VP (VB Stop)) (. !) ('' '')))
"Stop!"
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
root
Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin
stop
Stop
VERB
VB
punct
!
!
PUNCT
.
punct
''
''
PUNCT
''
(ROOT (S (NP (PRP I)) (VP (VBD called) (, ,) (`` ``) (S (VP (VB Come) (ADVP (RB back))))) (. !) ('' '')))
I called, "Come back!"
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs
I
I
PRON
PRP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
call
called
VERB
VBD
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
ccomp
Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin
come
Come
VERB
VB
advmod
back
back
ADV
RB
punct
!
!
PUNCT
.
punct
''
''
PUNCT
''
(ROOT (NFP  ))
root
PUNCT
NFP
(ROOT (SBARQ (`` ``) (INTJ (WRB Why)) (. ?) ('' '')))
"Why?"
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
root
PronType=Int
why
Why
ADV
WRB
punct
?
?
PUNCT
.
punct
''
''
PUNCT
''
(ROOT (S (NP (PRP he)) (VP (VBD shouted)) (. .)))
he shouted.
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
shout
shouted
VERB
VBD
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (NFP  ))
root
PUNCT
NFP
(ROOT (S (`` ``) (NP (PRP You)) (VP (VBP 're) (PP (IN in) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN neighbor) (POS 's)) (NN yard)))) (. .) ('' '')))
"You're in the neighbor's yard."
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
nsubj
Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs
you
You
PRON
PRP
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
're
AUX
VBP
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
neighbor
neighbor
NOUN
NN
case
's
's
PART
POS
root
Number=Sing
yard
yard
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
punct
''
''
PUNCT
''
On the eve of our daughters' weddings, I gave both of them what I considered to be excellent marital advice: never leave your husband unsupervised with pruning shears.  If only I had taken my own advice I recently let my guard down. Thirty-some years of marriage can do that to a woman. Give a man pruning shears and electric trimmers and he will give new meaning to "armed and dangerous."  One day earlier this year, my husband said that the crab apple tree was dead.  "Why do you think it is dead?" I asked.  "Look at it. There's not a leaf on it."  "There's not a leaf on anything. It's March," I said.  "It looked sick last fall and with this bitter winter we had, I'm convinced it's dead."  The truth is he's never liked the crab apple. Sure, it has beautiful blooms in the spring, but then it gets a disease, the leaves curl, and it drops those little apples that sit on the driveway.  Each passing week he pronounced the tree dead. Eventually I began to believe him. Though he agreed it would be a regrettable loss, there was a twinkle in his eye. He armed himself a couple of weeks ago and began trimming. A branch here, a branch there, a small limb, then a large limb. I watched and then decided to check the wood on some of the branches closer to the trunk. I broke one off and saw green.  The crab apple was not dead. It just hadn't had time to leaf out. The tree was now falling to one side, but it was not dead. I would have told him so, but he had moved on to a maple. Once the man starts, he can't stop. One trim leads to another.  "Please, stop!" I called.  He smiled and nodded, but he couldn't hear because he had started the hedge trimmers and was getting ready to fix a line of hedges.  Zip, zip, zip.  "What do you think?" he shouted.  "It's supposed to be a privacy hedge; now all that will be private are our ankles."  He started the trimmers again. "Stop!" I called, "Come back!"  "Why?" he shouted.  "You're in the neighbor's yard."