(ROOT (NP (NP (NNP London)) (: --) (S (NP (NNP Laura) (NNP Spence)) (VP (VBZ has) (NP (NP (JJ excellent) (NNS grades)) (, ,) (NP (NP (DT a) (NN place)) (PP (IN at) (NP (NNP Harvard) (NNP University)))) (CC and) (NP (DT a) (NML (NML (NNP US) ($ $) (CD 25,000)) (NP (DT a) (NN year))) (NN scholarship))))) (. .)))
London--Laura Spence has excellent grades, a place at Harvard University and a US $25,000 a year scholarship.
root
Number=Sing
London
London
PROPN
NNP
punct
--
--
PUNCT
:
nsubj
Number=Sing
Laura
Laura
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Spence
Spence
PROPN
NNP
parataxis
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
have
has
VERB
VBZ
amod
Degree=Pos
excellent
excellent
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Plur
grade
grades
NOUN
NNS
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
conj
Number=Sing
place
place
NOUN
NN
case
at
at
ADP
IN
compound
Number=Sing
Harvard
Harvard
PROPN
NNP
nmod
Number=Sing
University
University
PROPN
NNP
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
US
US
PROPN
NNP
compound
$
$
SYM
$
nummod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
25000
25,000
NUM
CD
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Sing
year
year
NOUN
NN
conj
Number=Sing
scholarship
scholarship
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (DT The) (JJ British) (NN Government)) (VP (VBZ says) (SBAR (S (NP (DT that)) (VP (VBZ is) (NP (NN scandal)))))) (. .)))
The British Government says that is scandal.
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
The
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
British
British
ADJ
JJ
nsubj
Number=Sing
government
Government
NOUN
NN
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
say
says
VERB
VBZ
nsubj
Number=Sing|PronType=Dem
that
that
PRON
DT
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
is
AUX
VBZ
ccomp
Number=Sing
scandal
scandal
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (NFP  ))
root
PUNCT
NFP
(ROOT (SBAR (SBAR (RB Not) (IN because) (S (NP (DT the) (JJ 18-year-old) (NN girl)) (VP (VBZ is) (VP (VBG going) (PP (IN to) (NP (NNP Harvard))))))) (, ,) (CC but) (SBAR (IN because) (S (NP (PRP she)) (VP (VBD was) (VP (VBN rejected) (PP (IN by) (NP (NNP Oxford) (NNP University))))))) (. .)))
Not because the 18-year-old girl is going to Harvard, but because she was rejected by Oxford University.
advmod
not
Not
PART
RB
mark
because
because
SCONJ
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
18-year-old
18-year-old
ADJ
JJ
nsubj
Number=Sing
girl
girl
NOUN
NN
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
is
AUX
VBZ
root
Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part
go
going
VERB
VBG
case
to
to
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
Harvard
Harvard
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
but
but
CCONJ
CC
mark
because
because
SCONJ
IN
nsubj:pass
Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
she
she
PRON
PRP
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
conj
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
reject
rejected
VERB
VBN
case
by
by
ADP
IN
compound
Number=Sing
Oxford
Oxford
PROPN
NNP
obl
Number=Sing
University
University
PROPN
NNP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (PRP$ Her) (NN case)) (VP (VBZ makes) (S (NP (NNS people)) (VP (VB talk) (PP (IN about) (NP (NP (DT the) (JJ long-running) (NNS problems)) (PP (IN about) (NP (NP (NN elitism)) (PP (IN in) (NP (JJ British) (NN education)))))))))) (. .)))
Her case makes people talk about the long-running problems about elitism in British education.
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
her
Her
PRON
PRP$
nsubj
Number=Sing
case
case
NOUN
NN
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
make
makes
VERB
VBZ
obj
Number=Plur
person
people
NOUN
NNS
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
talk
talk
VERB
VB
case
about
about
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
long-running
long-running
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Plur
problem
problems
NOUN
NNS
case
about
about
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
elitism
elitism
NOUN
NN
case
in
in
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
British
British
ADJ
JJ
nmod
Number=Sing
education
education
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (`` ``) (NP (PRP I)) (VP (VBP think) (SBAR (S (NP (PRP it)) (VP (VBZ 's) (NP (DT a) (NN scandal)) (SBAR (IN if) (S (NP (DT a) (NN child)) (VP (VBZ has) (S (VP (VP (TO to) (VP (VB go) (PP (IN to) (NP (NNP Harvard))))) (CONJP (RB rather) (IN than)) (VP (VBG getting) (PP (IN into) (NP (NNP Oxford))))))))))))) (, ,) (SQ (VBP do) (RB n't) (NP (PRP you))) (. ?) ('' '')))
"I think it's a scandal if a child has to go to Harvard rather than getting into Oxford, don't you?"
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs
I
I
PRON
PRP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
think
think
VERB
VBP
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
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
ccomp
Number=Sing
scandal
scandal
NOUN
NN
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
have
has
VERB
VBZ
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
go
go
VERB
VB
case
to
to
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
Harvard
Harvard
PROPN
NNP
cc
rather
rather
ADV
RB
fixed
than
than
SCONJ
IN
conj
VerbForm=Ger
get
getting
VERB
VBG
case
into
into
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
Oxford
Oxford
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
parataxis
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
do
do
AUX
VBP
advmod
not
n't
PART
RB
nsubj
Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs
you
you
PRON
PRP
punct
?
?
PUNCT
.
punct
''
''
PUNCT
''
(ROOT (S (NP (NML (NN Education) (NNP Secretary)) (NNP David) (NNP Blunkett)) (VP (VBD said) (PP (IN on) (NP (NNP May) (NN 26th))) (PP (IN in) (NP (NP (DT an) (NN interview)) (PP (IN on) (NP (NNP BBC) (NN radio)))))) (. .)))
Education Secretary David Blunkett said on May 26th in an interview on BBC radio.
compound
Number=Sing
education
Education
NOUN
NN
nsubj
Number=Sing
Secretary
Secretary
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
David
David
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Blunkett
Blunkett
PROPN
NNP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
say
said
VERB
VBD
case
on
on
ADP
IN
compound
Number=Sing
May
May
PROPN
NNP
obl
NumType=Ord|Number=Sing
26th
26th
NOUN
NN
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
an
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
interview
interview
NOUN
NN
case
on
on
ADP
IN
compound
Number=Sing
BBC
BBC
PROPN
NNP
nmod
Number=Sing
radio
radio
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (NFP  ))
root
PUNCT
NFP
(ROOT (S (NP (NML (JJ British) (NNP Treasury) (NN chief)) (NNP Gordon) (NNP Brown)) (VP (VBD said) (SBAR (S (PP (IN in) (NP (NP (DT a) (NN speech)) (PP (IN on) (NP (NNP May) (NN 25th))))) (PRN (S (NP (PRP it)) (VP (VBD was) (`` ``) (NP (DT an) (JJ absolute) (NN scandal)) ('' ''))) (, ,)) (NP (NP (DT a) (NN girl)) (PP (IN with) (NP (DT those) (NNS grades)))) (VP (VBD was) (VP (VBN turned) (PRT (RP down)) (PP (IN by) (NP (NP (NNP Oxford) (POS 's)) (NNP Magdalen) (NNP College)))))))) (. .)))
British Treasury chief Gordon Brown said in a speech on May 25th it was "an absolute scandal", a girl with those grades was turned down by Oxford's Magdalen College.
amod
Degree=Pos
British
British
ADJ
JJ
compound
Number=Sing
Treasury
Treasury
PROPN
NNP
nsubj
Number=Sing
chief
chief
NOUN
NN
flat
Number=Sing
Gordon
Gordon
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Brown
Brown
PROPN
NNP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
say
said
VERB
VBD
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
speech
speech
NOUN
NN
case
on
on
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
May
May
PROPN
NNP
nummod
NumType=Ord|Number=Sing
25th
25th
NOUN
NN
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
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
an
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
absolute
absolute
ADJ
JJ
ccomp
Number=Sing
scandal
scandal
NOUN
NN
punct
''
''
PUNCT
''
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
nsubj:pass
Number=Sing
girl
girl
NOUN
NN
case
with
with
ADP
IN
det
Number=Plur|PronType=Dem
that
those
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Plur
grade
grades
NOUN
NNS
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
parataxis
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
turn
turned
VERB
VBN
compound:prt
down
down
ADP
RP
case
by
by
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
Oxford
Oxford
PROPN
NNP
case
's
's
PART
POS
compound
Number=Sing
Magdalen
Magdalen
PROPN
NNP
obl
Number=Sing
College
College
PROPN
NNP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (PRP He)) (VP (VBD noted) (SBAR (IN that) (S (NP (NNP Spence)) (VP (VBZ comes) (PP (IN from) (NP (NNP Monkseaton))) (PP (IN in) (NP (NP (JJ northeastern) (NNP England)) (, ,) (SBAR (WHADVP (WRB where)) (S (NP (NNS people)) (ADVP (RB sometimes)) (VP (VBP complain) (SBAR (S (NP (PRP they)) (VP (VBP get) (NP (NP (JJR fewer) (NNS chances)) (SBAR (IN than) (NP (NP (NNS people)) (VP (VBG living) (PP (IN in) (NP (DT the) (JJR richer) (, ,) (ADJP (RBR more) (JJ populous)) (NN south))))))))))))))))))) (. .)))
He noted that Spence comes from Monkseaton in northeastern England, where people sometimes complain they get fewer chances than people living in the richer, more populous south.
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
note
noted
VERB
VBD
mark
that
that
SCONJ
IN
nsubj
Number=Sing
Spence
Spence
PROPN
NNP
ccomp
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
come
comes
VERB
VBZ
case
from
from
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
Monkseaton
Monkseaton
PROPN
NNP
case
in
in
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
northeastern
northeastern
ADJ
JJ
nmod
Number=Sing
England
England
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
advmod
PronType=Rel
where
where
ADV
WRB
nsubj
Number=Plur
person
people
NOUN
NNS
advmod
sometimes
sometimes
ADV
RB
acl:relcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
complain
complain
VERB
VBP
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs
they
they
PRON
PRP
ccomp
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
get
get
VERB
VBP
amod
Degree=Cmp
few
fewer
ADJ
JJR
obj
Number=Plur
chance
chances
NOUN
NNS
case
than
than
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Plur
person
people
NOUN
NNS
acl
VerbForm=Ger
live
living
VERB
VBG
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Cmp
rich
richer
ADJ
JJR
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
advmod
Degree=Cmp
more
more
ADV
RBR
amod
Degree=Pos
populous
populous
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Sing
south
south
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (NFP  ))
root
PUNCT
NFP
(ROOT (S (NP (NP (NNP Oxford)) (CC and) (NP (NNP Cambridge) (NNP University))) (ADVP (RB now)) (VP (VBP take) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN majority)) (PP (IN of) (NP (PRP$ their) (NNS students)))) (NP (CD 53) (NN percent)) (PP (IN from) (NP (ADJP (RB publicly) (VBN funded)) (NNS schools)))) (. .)))
Oxford and Cambridge University now take the majority of their students 53 percent from publicly funded schools.
nsubj
Number=Sing
Oxford
Oxford
PROPN
NNP
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
compound
Number=Sing
Cambridge
Cambridge
PROPN
NNP
conj
Number=Sing
University
University
PROPN
NNP
advmod
now
now
ADV
RB
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
take
take
VERB
VBP
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
majority
majority
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
their
their
PRON
PRP$
nmod
Number=Plur
student
students
NOUN
NNS
nummod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
53
53
NUM
CD
obl:tmod
Number=Sing
percent
percent
NOUN
NN
case
from
from
ADP
IN
advmod
publicly
publicly
ADV
RB
amod
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
fund
funded
VERB
VBN
obl
Number=Plur
school
schools
NOUN
NNS
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (NP (JJ Elite) (JJ private) (NNS schools)) (PP (JJ such) (IN as) (NP (NNP Eton) (CC and) (NNP Harrow)))) (VP (VBP account) (PP (IN for) (NP (DT the) (JJ other) (CD 47) (NN percent))) (, ,) (SBAR (ADVP (RB even)) (IN though) (S (NP (PRP they)) (VP (VBP serve) (NP (NP (QP (RB only) (CD 7)) (NN percent)) (PP (IN of) (NP (JJ secondary) (NNS students)))))))) (. .)))
Elite private schools such as Eton and Harrow account for the other 47 percent, even though they serve only 7 percent of secondary students.
amod
Degree=Pos
Elite
Elite
ADJ
JJ
amod
Degree=Pos
private
private
ADJ
JJ
nsubj
Number=Plur
school
schools
NOUN
NNS
case
Degree=Pos
such
such
ADJ
JJ
fixed
as
as
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
Eton
Eton
PROPN
NNP
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Number=Sing
Harrow
Harrow
PROPN
NNP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
account
account
VERB
VBP
case
for
for
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
other
other
ADJ
JJ
nummod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
47
47
NUM
CD
obl
Number=Sing
percent
percent
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
advmod
even
even
ADV
RB
mark
though
though
SCONJ
IN
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs
they
they
PRON
PRP
advcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
serve
serve
VERB
VBP
advmod
only
only
ADV
RB
nummod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
7
7
NUM
CD
obj
Number=Sing
percent
percent
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
secondary
secondary
ADJ
JJ
nmod
Number=Plur
student
students
NOUN
NNS
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (DT A) (NNP BBC) (NN reporter)) (VP (VBD had) (VP (VBN seen) (NP (NP (NNS notes)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NP (NP (NNP Spence) (POS 's)) (NN interview)) (PP (IN at) (NP (NNP Magdalen)))))))) (. .)))
A BBC reporter had seen notes of Spence's interview at Magdalen.
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
A
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
BBC
BBC
PROPN
NNP
nsubj
Number=Sing
reporter
reporter
NOUN
NN
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
have
had
AUX
VBD
root
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
see
seen
VERB
VBN
obj
Number=Plur
note
notes
NOUN
NNS
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
Spence
Spence
PROPN
NNP
case
's
's
PART
POS
nmod
Number=Sing
interview
interview
NOUN
NN
case
at
at
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
Magdalen
Magdalen
PROPN
NNP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (`` ``) (S (PP (IN As) (PP (IN with) (NP (JJ other) (JJ comprehensive) (NN school) (NNS pupils)))) (, ,) (NP (PRP she)) (VP (VBZ 's) (ADJP (ADJP (JJ low) (PP (IN in) (NP (NN confidence)))) (CC and) (ADJP (JJ difficult) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB draw) (PP (IN out) (PP (IN of) (NP (PRP herself)))) (PP (IN in) (NP (NP (NN spite)) (PP (IN of) (S (VP (VBG being) (ADJP (JJ able) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB think) (PP (IN on) (NP (PRP$ her) (NNS feet))))))))))))))))))) (, ,) ('' '') (NP (DT the) (NNP BBC)) (VP (VBD quoted) (NP (DT the) (NNS notes)) (PP (IN as) (S (VP (VBG saying))))) (. .)))
"As with other comprehensive school pupils, she's low in confidence and difficult to draw out of herself in spite of being able to think on her feet," the BBC quoted the notes as saying.
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
case
as
As
ADP
IN
case
with
with
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
other
other
ADJ
JJ
amod
Degree=Pos
comprehensive
comprehensive
ADJ
JJ
compound
Number=Sing
school
school
NOUN
NN
obl
Number=Plur
pupil
pupils
NOUN
NNS
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
she
she
PRON
PRP
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
's
AUX
VBZ
ccomp
Degree=Pos
low
low
ADJ
JJ
case
in
in
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
confidence
confidence
NOUN
NN
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Degree=Pos
difficult
difficult
ADJ
JJ
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
draw
draw
VERB
VB
case
out
out
ADP
IN
fixed
of
of
ADP
IN
obl
Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes
herself
herself
PRON
PRP
case
in
in
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
spite
spite
NOUN
NN
mark
of
of
SCONJ
IN
cop
VerbForm=Ger
be
being
AUX
VBG
acl
Degree=Pos
able
able
ADJ
JJ
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
think
think
VERB
VB
case
on
on
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
,
punct
''
''
PUNCT
''
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Sing
BBC
BBC
PROPN
NNP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
quote
quoted
VERB
VBD
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obj
Number=Plur
note
notes
NOUN
NNS
mark
as
as
SCONJ
IN
advcl
VerbForm=Ger
say
saying
VERB
VBG
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (ADVP (RB Still)) (, ,) (NP (DT the) (NNS notes)) (VP (VBD concluded) (SBAR (IN that) (S (NP (NNP Spence)) (`` ``) (VP (MD will) (VP (VB be) (NP (DT an) (JJ excellent) (NN doctor))))))) (. .) ('' '')))
Still, the notes concluded that Spence "will be an excellent doctor."
advmod
still
Still
ADV
RB
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Plur
note
notes
NOUN
NNS
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
conclude
concluded
VERB
VBD
mark
that
that
SCONJ
IN
nsubj
Number=Sing
Spence
Spence
PROPN
NNP
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
aux
VerbForm=Fin
will
will
AUX
MD
cop
VerbForm=Inf
be
be
AUX
VB
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
an
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
excellent
excellent
ADJ
JJ
ccomp
Number=Sing
doctor
doctor
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
punct
''
''
PUNCT
''
(ROOT (NFP  ))
root
PUNCT
NFP
(ROOT (S (`` ``) (S (NP (PRP It)) (VP (VBZ appears) (SBAR (IN as) (IN if) (S (NP (NP (DT some)) (PP (IN of) (NP (PRP$ our) (NNS institutions)))) (VP (VBP have) (S (NP (NP (NNS admissions) (NNS procedures)) (SBAR (WHNP (WDT which)) (S (VP (MD may) (VP (VB be) (PP (IN because) (IN of) (NP (NP (JJ absurd) (NNS prejudices)) (PP (IN against) (NP (NP (NNS children)) (PP (IN from) (NP (JJ comprehensive) (NNS schools)))))))))))) (VP (VBP are) (RB not) (VP (VBG giving) (NP (DT these) (NNS children)) (NP (NP (DT a) (JJ fair) (NN crack)) (PP (IN of) (NP (DT the) (NN whip)))))))))))) ('' '') (, ,) (NP (NML (NNP Education) (NNP Minister)) (NNP Wicks)) (VP (VBD told) (NP (DT the) (NNP BBC))) (. .)))
"It appears as if some of our institutions have admissions procedures which may be because of absurd prejudices against children from comprehensive schools are not giving these children a fair crack of the whip", Education Minister Wicks told the BBC.
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
expl
Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
it
It
PRON
PRP
ccomp
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
appear
appears
VERB
VBZ
mark
as
as
SCONJ
IN
mark
if
if
SCONJ
IN
nsubj
some
some
DET
DT
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
our
our
PRON
PRP$
nmod
Number=Plur
institution
institutions
NOUN
NNS
advcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
have
have
VERB
VBP
compound
Number=Plur
admission
admissions
NOUN
NNS
obj
Number=Plur
procedure
procedures
NOUN
NNS
nsubj
PronType=Rel
which
which
PRON
WDT
aux
VerbForm=Fin
may
may
AUX
MD
cop
VerbForm=Inf
be
be
AUX
VB
case
because
because
ADP
IN
fixed
of
of
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
absurd
absurd
ADJ
JJ
acl:relcl
Number=Plur
prejudice
prejudices
NOUN
NNS
case
against
against
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Plur
child
children
NOUN
NNS
case
from
from
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
comprehensive
comprehensive
ADJ
JJ
nmod
Number=Plur
school
schools
NOUN
NNS
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
are
AUX
VBP
advmod
not
not
PART
RB
acl:relcl
Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part
give
giving
VERB
VBG
det
Number=Plur|PronType=Dem
this
these
DET
DT
iobj
Number=Plur
child
children
NOUN
NNS
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
fair
fair
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Sing
crack
crack
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Sing
whip
whip
NOUN
NN
punct
''
''
PUNCT
''
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
compound
Number=Sing
Education
Education
PROPN
NNP
nsubj
Number=Sing
Minister
Minister
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Wicks
Wicks
PROPN
NNP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
tell
told
VERB
VBD
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
iobj
Number=Sing
BBC
BBC
PROPN
NNP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
London--Laura Spence has excellent grades, a place at Harvard University and a US $25,000 a year scholarship. The British Government says that is scandal.  Not because the 18-year-old girl is going to Harvard, but because she was rejected by Oxford University. Her case makes people talk about the long-running problems about elitism in British education. "I think it's a scandal if a child has to go to Harvard rather than getting into Oxford, don't you?" Education Secretary David Blunkett said on May 26th in an interview on BBC radio.  British Treasury chief Gordon Brown said in a speech on May 25th it was "an absolute scandal", a girl with those grades was turned down by Oxford's Magdalen College. He noted that Spence comes from Monkseaton in northeastern England, where people sometimes complain they get fewer chances than people living in the richer, more populous south.  Oxford and Cambridge University now take the majority of their students 53 percent from publicly funded schools. Elite private schools such as Eton and Harrow account for the other 47 percent, even though they serve only 7 percent of secondary students. A BBC reporter had seen notes of Spence's interview at Magdalen. "As with other comprehensive school pupils, she's low in confidence and difficult to draw out of herself in spite of being able to think on her feet," the BBC quoted the notes as saying. Still, the notes concluded that Spence "will be an excellent doctor."  "It appears as if some of our institutions have admissions procedures which may be because of absurd prejudices against children from comprehensive schools are not giving these children a fair crack of the whip", Education Minister Wicks told the BBC.