(ROOT (S (SBAR (IN As) (S (NP (PRP you)) (VP (VBP are) (NP (NP (NNS students)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NNP English))))))) (, ,) (NP (NP (PRP it))) (VP (VBZ 's) (ADJP (RB very) (JJ possible)) (SBAR (IN that) (S (NP (PRP you)) (VP (MD 'll) (VP (VB be) (ADJP (JJ interested)) (PP (IN in) (NP (NNP England)))))))) (. .)))
As you are students of English, it's very possible that you'll be interested in England.
mark
as
As
SCONJ
IN
nsubj
Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs
you
you
PRON
PRP
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
are
AUX
VBP
advcl
Number=Plur
student
students
NOUN
NNS
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
English
English
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
expl
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
advmod
very
very
ADV
RB
root
Degree=Pos
possible
possible
ADJ
JJ
mark
that
that
SCONJ
IN
nsubj
Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs
you
you
PRON
PRP
aux
VerbForm=Fin
will
'll
AUX
MD
cop
VerbForm=Inf
be
be
AUX
VB
csubj
Degree=Pos
interested
interested
ADJ
JJ
case
in
in
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
England
England
PROPN
NNP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (DT That)) (VP (VBZ 's) (SBAR (WHADVP (WRB where)) (S (NP (DT the) (NN language)) (VP (VBD was) (ADVP (RB first)) (VP (VBN spoken)))))) (. .)))
That's where the language was first spoken.
nsubj
Number=Sing|PronType=Dem
that
That
PRON
DT
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
's
AUX
VBZ
root
PronType=Rel
where
where
ADV
WRB
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nsubj:pass
Number=Sing
language
language
NOUN
NN
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
advmod
NumType=Ord
first
first
ADV
RB
advcl:relcl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
speak
spoken
VERB
VBN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (CC But) (NP (NNP England)) (VP (VBZ is) (ADVP (RB often)) (VP (VBN called) (PP (IN by) (NP (JJ other) (NNS names))))) (. .)))
But England is often called by other names.
cc
but
But
CCONJ
CC
nsubj:pass
Number=Sing
England
England
PROPN
NNP
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
is
AUX
VBZ
advmod
often
often
ADV
RB
root
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
call
called
VERB
VBN
case
by
by
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
other
other
ADJ
JJ
obl:agent
Number=Plur
name
names
NOUN
NNS
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (S (NP (DT This)) (ADVP (RB often)) (VP (VBZ confuses) (NP (NNS people)))) (CC and) (S (NP (PRP I)) (VP (VBP wonder) (SBAR (IN if) (S (NP (PRP you)) (VP (VBP know) (SBAR (WHNP (WP what)) (S (NP (DT these) (NNS names)) (VP (VBP mean))))))))) (. .)))
This often confuses people and I wonder if you know what these names mean.
nsubj
Number=Sing|PronType=Dem
this
This
PRON
DT
advmod
Degree=Pos
often
often
ADV
RB
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
confuse
confuses
VERB
VBZ
obj
Number=Plur
person
people
NOUN
NNS
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs
I
I
PRON
PRP
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
wonder
wonder
VERB
VBP
mark
if
if
SCONJ
IN
nsubj
Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs
you
you
PRON
PRP
ccomp
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
know
know
VERB
VBP
obj
PronType=Rel
what
what
PRON
WP
det
Number=Plur|PronType=Dem
this
these
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Plur
name
names
NOUN
NNS
acl:relcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
mean
mean
VERB
VBP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (ADVP (RB So)) (, ,) (ADVP (RB now)) (NP (PRP I)) (VP (MD would) (VP (VB like) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB tell) (NP (PRP you)) (PP (IN about) (NP (NP (DT this) (NN matter)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NNS names)))))))))) (. .)))
So, now I would like to tell you about this matter of names.
advmod
so
So
ADV
RB
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
advmod
now
now
ADV
RB
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs
I
I
PRON
PRP
aux
VerbForm=Fin
would
would
AUX
MD
root
VerbForm=Inf
like
like
VERB
VB
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
tell
tell
VERB
VB
iobj
Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs
you
you
PRON
PRP
case
about
about
ADP
IN
det
Number=Sing|PronType=Dem
this
this
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
matter
matter
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Plur
name
names
NOUN
NNS
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (PRP I)) (VP (VBP believe) (SBAR (IN that) (S (NP (PRP you)) (VP (VBP have) (VP (VBN heard) (SBAR (S (NP (NNS people)) (VP (VBP use) (NP (NP (DT the) (NNS names)) (, --) (NP (NP (NNP England)) (, ,) (NP (NNP Britain)) (CC or) (NP (NNP Great) (NNP Britain)))))))))))) (. .)))
I believe that you have heard people use the names--England, Britain or Great Britain.
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs
I
I
PRON
PRP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
believe
believe
VERB
VBP
mark
that
that
SCONJ
IN
nsubj
Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs
you
you
PRON
PRP
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
have
have
AUX
VBP
ccomp
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
hear
heard
VERB
VBN
nsubj
Number=Plur
person
people
NOUN
NNS
ccomp
Mood=Ind|VerbForm=Fin
use
use
VERB
VBP
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obj
Number=Plur
name
names
NOUN
NNS
punct
--
--
PUNCT
,
appos
Number=Sing
England
England
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
conj
Number=Sing
Britain
Britain
PROPN
NNP
cc
or
or
CCONJ
CC
amod
Degree=Pos
great
Great
ADJ
NNP
conj
Number=Sing
Britain
Britain
PROPN
NNP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (VP (VB Let) (S (NP (PRP 's)) (VP (VB see) (SBAR (WHNP (WP what)) (S (NP (NP (DT each)) (PP (IN of) (NP (DT these) (NNS names)))) (VP (VBZ means))))))) (. .)))
Let's see what each of these names means.
root
Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin
let
Let
VERB
VB
obj
Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs
we
's
PRON
PRP
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
see
see
VERB
VB
obj
PronType=Rel
what
what
PRON
WP
nsubj
each
each
DET
DT
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Number=Plur|PronType=Dem
this
these
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Plur
name
names
NOUN
NNS
ccomp
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
mean
means
VERB
VBZ
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (NFP  ))
root
PUNCT
NFP
(ROOT (S (SBAR (IN If) (S (NP (PRP you)) (VP (VBP look) (PP (IN at) (NP (NP (DT a) (NN map)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NNP Europe)))))))) (, ,) (NP (PRP you)) (VP (MD 'll) (VP (VB see) (NP (NP (DT a) (NN group)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NP (NNS islands)) (, --) (NP (NP (NP (CD one) (JJR larger) (NN island)) (PP (IN off) (NP (DT the) (NN northwest) (NN coast)))) (, ,) (NP (CD one) (ADJP (JJR smaller) (CC and) (JJ many)) (JJ tiny) (NNS ones)))))))) (. .)))
If you look at a map of Europe, you'll see a group of islands--one larger island off the northwest coast, one smaller and many tiny ones.
mark
if
If
SCONJ
IN
nsubj
Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs
you
you
PRON
PRP
advcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
look
look
VERB
VBP
case
at
at
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
map
map
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
Europe
Europe
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs
you
you
PRON
PRP
aux
VerbForm=Fin
will
'll
AUX
MD
root
VerbForm=Inf
see
see
VERB
VB
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
group
group
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Plur
island
islands
NOUN
NNS
punct
--
--
PUNCT
,
nummod
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
one
one
NUM
CD
amod
Degree=Cmp
large
larger
ADJ
JJR
appos
Number=Sing
island
island
NOUN
NN
case
off
off
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
northwest
northwest
NOUN
NN
nmod
Number=Sing
coast
coast
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nummod
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
one
one
NUM
CD
appos
Degree=Cmp
small
smaller
ADJ
JJR
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
amod
Degree=Pos
many
many
ADJ
JJ
amod
Degree=Pos
tiny
tiny
ADJ
JJ
conj
Number=Plur
one
ones
NOUN
NNS
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (DT These)) (VP (VBP make) (PRT (RP up)) (SBAR (WHNP (WP what)) (S (VP (VBZ is) (VP (VBN called) (S (NP (DT the) (NNP British) (NNPS Isles)))))))) (. .)))
These make up what is called the British Isles.
nsubj
Number=Plur|PronType=Dem
this
These
PRON
DT
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
make
make
VERB
VBP
compound:prt
up
up
ADP
RP
obj
PronType=Rel
what
what
PRON
WP
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
is
AUX
VBZ
acl:relcl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
call
called
VERB
VBN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
British
British
ADJ
NNP
xcomp
Number=Plur
Isles
Isles
PROPN
NNPS
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (NP (DT The) (JJS largest) (NN island)) (PP (IN of) (NP (DT the) (NNP British) (NNPS Isles)))) (VP (VBZ is) (NP (NNP Britain))) (. .)))
The largest island of the British Isles is Britain.
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
The
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Sup
large
largest
ADJ
JJS
nsubj
Number=Sing
island
island
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=Plur
Isles
Isles
PROPN
NNPS
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
is
AUX
VBZ
root
Number=Sing
Britain
Britain
PROPN
NNP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (PRP It)) (VP (VBZ is) (ADVP (RB also)) (VP (VBN called) (S (NP (JJ Great) (NNP Britain))))) (. .)))
It is also called Great Britain.
nsubj:pass
Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
it
It
PRON
PRP
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
is
AUX
VBZ
advmod
also
also
ADV
RB
root
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
call
called
VERB
VBN
amod
Degree=Pos
great
Great
ADJ
JJ
xcomp
Number=Sing
Britain
Britain
PROPN
NNP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (DT The) (JJR smaller) (NN island)) (VP (VBZ is) (NP (NNP Ireland))) (. .)))
The smaller island is Ireland.
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
The
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Cmp
small
smaller
ADJ
JJR
nsubj
Number=Sing
island
island
NOUN
NN
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
is
AUX
VBZ
root
Number=Sing
Ireland
Ireland
PROPN
NNP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (NFP  ))
root
PUNCT
NFP
(ROOT (S (NP (NNP Britain)) (VP (VBZ is) (VP (VBN divided) (PP (IN into) (NP (NP (CD three) (NNS parts)) (: :) (NP (NNP Scotland) (, ,) (NNP Wales) (CC and) (NNP England)))))) (. .)))
Britain is divided into three parts: Scotland, Wales and England.
nsubj:pass
Number=Sing
Britain
Britain
PROPN
NNP
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
is
AUX
VBZ
root
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
divide
divided
VERB
VBN
case
into
into
ADP
IN
nummod
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
three
three
NUM
CD
obl
Number=Plur
part
parts
NOUN
NNS
punct
:
:
PUNCT
:
appos
Number=Sing
Scotland
Scotland
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
conj
Number=Sing
Wales
Wales
PROPN
NNP
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Number=Sing
England
England
PROPN
NNP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (CC But) (ADVP (RB sometimes)) (NP (DT the) (NN word) (`` ``) (NNP England) ('' '')) (VP (VBZ is) (VP (VBN used) (PP (RB instead) (IN of) (`` ``) (NP (NNP Britain)) ('' '')))) (. .)))
But sometimes the word "England" is used instead of "Britain".
cc
but
But
CCONJ
CC
advmod
sometimes
sometimes
ADV
RB
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nsubj:pass
Number=Sing
word
word
NOUN
NN
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
appos
Number=Sing
England
England
PROPN
NNP
punct
''
''
PUNCT
''
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
is
AUX
VBZ
root
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
use
used
VERB
VBN
case
instead
instead
ADV
RB
fixed
of
of
ADP
IN
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
obl
Number=Sing
Britain
Britain
PROPN
NNP
punct
''
''
PUNCT
''
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (WHADVP (WRB Why) (RB so) (. ?)))
Why so?
advmod
PronType=Int
why
Why
ADV
WRB
root
so
so
ADV
RB
punct
?
?
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (NFP  ))
root
PUNCT
NFP
(ROOT (S (PP (IN In) (NP (JJ ancient) (NNS times))) (, ,) (WHNP (WP what)) (VP (VBZ is) (NP (NNP Britain)) (ADVP (RB now)) (VP (VBD used) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB be))))) (NP (CD three) (JJ different) (NNS countries))) (. .)))
In ancient times, what is Britain now used to be three different countries.
case
in
In
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
ancient
ancient
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Plur
time
times
NOUN
NNS
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
PronType=Rel
what
what
PRON
WP
case
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
is
AUX
VBZ
nsubj
Number=Sing
Britain
Britain
PROPN
NNP
advmod
now
now
ADV
RB
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
use
used
VERB
VBD
mark
to
to
PART
TO
cop
VerbForm=Inf
be
be
AUX
VB
nummod
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
three
three
NUM
CD
amod
Degree=Pos
different
different
ADJ
JJ
xcomp
Number=Plur
country
countries
NOUN
NNS
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (NP (NNS People)) (PP (IN in) (NP (DT these) (JJ different) (NNS countries)))) (VP (VBD spoke) (NP (JJ different) (NNS languages))) (. .)))
People in these different countries spoke different languages.
nsubj
Number=Plur
person
People
NOUN
NNS
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Number=Plur|PronType=Dem
this
these
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
different
different
ADJ
JJ
nmod
Number=Plur
country
countries
NOUN
NNS
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
speak
spoke
VERB
VBD
amod
Degree=Pos
different
different
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Plur
language
languages
NOUN
NNS
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (PP (IN Over) (NP (JJ many) (NNS years))) (NP (DT the) (CD three) (NNS countries)) (VP (VBD became) (NP (CD one))) (. .)))
Over many years the three countries became one.
case
over
Over
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
many
many
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Plur
year
years
NOUN
NNS
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nummod
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
three
three
NUM
CD
nsubj
Number=Plur
country
countries
NOUN
NNS
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
become
became
VERB
VBD
xcomp
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
one
one
NUM
CD
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (S (NP (NNP England)) (VP (VBZ is) (NP (NP (DT the) (ADJP (JJS largest) (CC and) (JJS richest))) (PP (IN of) (NP (DT the) (CD three)))))) (CC and) (S (NP (PRP it)) (VP (VBZ has) (NP (DT the) (JJS most) (NNS people)))) (. .)))
England is the largest and richest of the three and it has the most people.
nsubj
Number=Sing
England
England
PROPN
NNP
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
is
AUX
VBZ
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
root
Degree=Sup
large
largest
ADJ
JJS
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Degree=Sup
rich
richest
ADJ
JJS
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
three
three
NUM
CD
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
have
has
VERB
VBZ
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Sup
most
most
ADJ
JJS
obj
Number=Plur
person
people
NOUN
NNS
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (RB So) (NP (DT the) (JJ English) (NNS people)) (VP (VBP take) (NP (PRP it)) (SBAR (IN for) (S (VP (VBN granted) (SBAR (IN that) (S (NP (PRP$ their) (JJ own) (NN name)) (VP (VBZ stands) (PP (IN for) (NP (DT the) (JJ whole) (NN island)))))))))) (. .)))
So the English people take it for granted that their own name stands for the whole island.
advmod
so
So
ADV
RB
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
English
English
ADJ
JJ
nsubj
Number=Plur
person
people
NOUN
NNS
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
take
take
VERB
VBP
obj
Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
it
it
PRON
PRP
mark
for
for
ADP
IN
advcl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
grant
granted
VERB
VBN
mark
that
that
SCONJ
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
their
their
PRON
PRP$
amod
Degree=Pos
own
own
ADJ
JJ
nsubj
Number=Sing
name
name
NOUN
NN
ccomp
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
stand
stands
VERB
VBZ
case
for
for
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
whole
whole
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Sing
island
island
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (NFP  ))
root
PUNCT
NFP
(ROOT (S (S (NP (EX There)) (VP (VBZ 's) (NP (NP (DT another) (NN thing)) (SBAR (WHNP (WDT that)) (S (VP (VBZ confuses) (NP (NNS people)))))))) (: :) (S (ADVP (RB sometimes)) (NP (PRP you)) (VP (MD may) (VP (VB hear) (S (NP (NNS people)) (VP (VB say) (NP (`` ``) (NP (NP (DT the) (NNP United) (NNP Kingdom)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NP (NNP Great) (NNP Britain)) (CC and) (NP (NNP Northern) (NNP Ireland))))) ('' ''))))))) (. .)))
There's another thing that confuses people: sometimes you may hear people say "the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland".
expl
there
There
PRON
EX
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
's
VERB
VBZ
det
another
another
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Sing
thing
thing
NOUN
NN
nsubj
PronType=Rel
that
that
PRON
WDT
acl:relcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
confuse
confuses
VERB
VBZ
obj
Number=Plur
person
people
NOUN
NNS
punct
:
:
PUNCT
:
advmod
sometimes
sometimes
ADV
RB
nsubj
Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs
you
you
PRON
PRP
aux
VerbForm=Fin
may
may
AUX
MD
parataxis
VerbForm=Inf
hear
hear
VERB
VB
nsubj
Number=Plur
person
people
NOUN
NNS
ccomp
VerbForm=Inf
say
say
VERB
VB
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
United
United
ADJ
NNP
obj
Number=Sing
Kingdom
Kingdom
PROPN
NNP
case
of
of
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
great
Great
ADJ
NNP
nmod
Number=Sing
Britain
Britain
PROPN
NNP
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
amod
Degree=Pos
Northern
Northern
ADJ
NNP
conj
Number=Sing
Ireland
Ireland
PROPN
NNP
punct
''
''
PUNCT
''
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (DT That)) (VP (VBZ is) (NP (NP (DT the) (JJ official) (NN name)) (PP (IN of) (NP (DT the) (NN country))))) (. .)))
That is the official name of the country.
nsubj
Number=Sing|PronType=Dem
that
That
PRON
DT
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
is
AUX
VBZ
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
official
official
ADJ
JJ
root
Number=Sing
name
name
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Sing
country
country
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (NNP Northern) (NNP Ireland)) (VP (VBZ is) (NP (NP (QP (RB only) (CD one)) (NN sixth)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN island)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NNP Ireland))))))) (. .)))
Northern Ireland is only one sixth of the island of Ireland.
amod
Degree=Pos
Northern
Northern
ADJ
NNP
nsubj
Number=Sing
Ireland
Ireland
PROPN
NNP
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
is
AUX
VBZ
advmod
only
only
ADV
RB
nummod
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
one
one
NUM
CD
root
NumForm=Word|NumType=Frac|Number=Sing
sixth
sixth
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Sing
island
island
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
Ireland
Ireland
PROPN
NNP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (NP (DT The) (NN rest)) (PP (IN of) (NP (DT the) (NN island)))) (VP (VBZ is) (NP (NP (DT an) (JJ independent) (NN state)) (, ,) (VP (VBN called) (S (NP (NP (DT the) (NNP Republic)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NNP Ireland)))))))) (. .)))
The rest of the island is an independent state, called the Republic of Ireland.
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
The
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Sing
rest
rest
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Sing
island
island
NOUN
NN
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
is
AUX
VBZ
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
an
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
independent
independent
ADJ
JJ
root
Number=Sing
state
state
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
acl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
call
called
VERB
VBN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
xcomp
Number=Sing
Republic
Republic
PROPN
NNP
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
Ireland
Ireland
PROPN
NNP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (ADVP (RB So)) (NP (PRP we)) (VP (VBP have) (NP (NP (DT the) (NNS names)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NP (`` ``) (NP (NNP England)) ('' '') (, ,) (`` ``) (NP (NNP Britain)) ('' '') (, ,) (`` ``) (NP (NNP Great) (NNP Britain)) ('' '')) (, ,) (CC and) (`` ``) (NP (NP (DT the) (NNP United) (NNP Kingdom)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NP (NNP Great) (NNP Britain)) (CC and) (NP (NNP Northern) (NNP Ireland))))) ('' ''))))) (. .)))
So we have the names of "England", "Britain", "Great Britain", and "the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland".
advmod
so
So
ADV
RB
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs
we
we
PRON
PRP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
have
have
VERB
VBP
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obj
Number=Plur
name
names
NOUN
NNS
case
of
of
ADP
IN
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
nmod
Number=Sing
England
England
PROPN
NNP
punct
''
''
PUNCT
''
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
conj
Number=Sing
Britain
Britain
PROPN
NNP
punct
''
''
PUNCT
''
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
amod
Degree=Pos
great
Great
ADJ
NNP
conj
Number=Sing
Britain
Britain
PROPN
NNP
punct
''
''
PUNCT
''
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
United
United
ADJ
NNP
conj
Number=Sing
Kingdom
Kingdom
PROPN
NNP
case
of
of
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
great
Great
ADJ
NNP
nmod
Number=Sing
Britain
Britain
PROPN
NNP
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
amod
Degree=Pos
Northern
Northern
ADJ
NNP
conj
Number=Sing
Ireland
Ireland
PROPN
NNP
punct
''
''
PUNCT
''
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (SQ (ADVP (RB Now)) (SQ (VBP do) (NP (PRP you)) (VP (VB know) (SBAR (WHNP (WP what)) (S (NP (NP (DT each)) (PP (IN of) (NP (PRP them)))) (VP (VBZ means)))))) (. ?)))
Now do you know what each of them means?
advmod
now
Now
ADV
RB
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
know
know
VERB
VB
obj
PronType=Rel
what
what
PRON
WP
nsubj
each
each
DET
DT
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs
they
them
PRON
PRP
acl:relcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
mean
means
VERB
VBZ
punct
?
?
PUNCT
.
As you are students of English, it's very possible that you'll be interested in England. That's where the language was first spoken. But England is often called by other names. This often confuses people and I wonder if you know what these names mean. So, now I would like to tell you about this matter of names. I believe that you have heard people use the names--England, Britain or Great Britain. Let's see what each of these names means.  If you look at a map of Europe, you'll see a group of islands--one larger island off the northwest coast, one smaller and many tiny ones. These make up what is called the British Isles. The largest island of the British Isles is Britain. It is also called Great Britain. The smaller island is Ireland.  Britain is divided into three parts: Scotland, Wales and England. But sometimes the word "England" is used instead of "Britain". Why so?  In ancient times, what is Britain now used to be three different countries. People in these different countries spoke different languages. Over many years the three countries became one. England is the largest and richest of the three and it has the most people. So the English people take it for granted that their own name stands for the whole island.  There's another thing that confuses people: sometimes you may hear people say "the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland". That is the official name of the country. Northern Ireland is only one sixth of the island of Ireland. The rest of the island is an independent state, called the Republic of Ireland. So we have the names of "England", "Britain", "Great Britain", and "the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland". Now do you know what each of them means?