(ROOT (S (NP (DT The) (JJ English) (NN language)) (VP (VBD started) (ADVP (NP (QP (RB about) (CD 1500)) (NNS years)) (RB ago)) (PP (IN in) (NP (NNP England)))) (. .)))
The English language started about 1500 years ago in England.
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
The
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
English
English
ADJ
JJ
nsubj
Number=Sing
language
language
NOUN
NN
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
start
started
VERB
VBD
advmod
about
about
ADV
RB
nummod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1500
1500
NUM
CD
obl:npmod
Number=Plur
year
years
NOUN
NNS
advmod
ago
ago
ADV
RB
case
in
in
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
England
England
PROPN
NNP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (NP (CD Three) (NNS groups)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NNS people)))) (VP (VBD came) (PP (IN to) (NP (DT the) (NN country)))) (. .)))
Three groups of people came to the country.
nummod
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
three
Three
NUM
CD
nsubj
Number=Plur
group
groups
NOUN
NNS
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Plur
person
people
NOUN
NNS
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
come
came
VERB
VBD
case
to
to
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
country
country
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (PRP They)) (VP (VBD were) (NP (NP (DT the) (NNPS Angles)) (, ,) (NP (DT the) (NNPS Saxons)) (, ,) (CC and) (NP (DT the) (NNPS Jutes)))) (. .)))
They were the Angles, the Saxons, and the Jutes.
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs
they
They
PRON
PRP
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
were
AUX
VBD
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
root
Number=Plur
Angles
Angles
PROPN
NNPS
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
conj
Number=Plur
Saxons
Saxons
PROPN
NNPS
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
conj
Number=Plur
Jutes
Jutes
PROPN
NNPS
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (DT These) (CD three) (NNS groups)) (VP (VBD brought) (NP (PRP$ their) (NNS languages)) (PP (IN with) (NP (PRP them))) (PP (IN to) (NP (NNP England)))) (. .)))
These three groups brought their languages with them to England.
det
Number=Plur|PronType=Dem
this
These
DET
DT
nummod
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
three
three
NUM
CD
nsubj
Number=Plur
group
groups
NOUN
NNS
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
bring
brought
VERB
VBD
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
their
their
PRON
PRP$
obj
Number=Plur
language
languages
NOUN
NNS
case
with
with
ADP
IN
obl
Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs
they
them
PRON
PRP
case
to
to
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
England
England
PROPN
NNP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (PP (IN After) (NP (DT some) (NN time))) (, ,) (NP (DT the) (CD three) (NNS languages)) (VP (VBD became) (NP (CD one) (JJ new) (NN languageEnglish))) (. .)))
After some time, the three languages became one new languageEnglish.
case
after
After
ADP
IN
det
some
some
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
time
time
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nummod
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
three
three
NUM
CD
nsubj
Number=Plur
language
languages
NOUN
NNS
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
become
became
VERB
VBD
nummod
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
one
one
NUM
CD
amod
Degree=Pos
new
new
ADJ
JJ
xcomp
Number=Sing
languageEnglish
languageEnglish
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (DT The) (NN name) (`` ``) (NNP English) ('' '')) (VP (VBZ comes) (PP (IN from) (NP (DT the) (NNPS Angles)))) (. .)))
The name "English" comes from the Angles.
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
The
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Sing
name
name
NOUN
NN
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
appos
Number=Sing
English
English
PROPN
NNP
punct
''
''
PUNCT
''
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
come
comes
VERB
VBZ
case
from
from
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Plur
Angles
Angles
PROPN
NNPS
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (PRP They)) (VP (VBD lived) (PP (IN in) (NP (NP (JJS most)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NNP England)))))) (. .)))
They lived in most of England.
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs
they
They
PRON
PRP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
live
lived
VERB
VBD
case
in
in
ADP
IN
obl
Degree=Sup
most
most
ADJ
JJS
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
England
England
PROPN
NNP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (`` ``) (NP (NNP England)) ('' '') (VP (VBZ means) (NP (`` ``) (NP (NNP Angle) (NNP Land)) ('' '') (CC or) (`` ``) (NP (NML (NNP Country)) (PP (IN of) (NP (DT the) (NNPS Angles)))) ('' ''))) (. .)))
"England" means "Angle Land" or "Country of the Angles".
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
nsubj
Number=Sing
England
England
PROPN
NNP
punct
''
''
PUNCT
''
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
mean
means
VERB
VBZ
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
compound
Number=Sing
Angle
Angle
PROPN
NNP
obj
Number=Sing
Land
Land
PROPN
NNP
punct
''
''
PUNCT
''
cc
or
or
CCONJ
CC
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
conj
Number=Sing
Country
Country
PROPN
NNP
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Plur
Angles
Angles
PROPN
NNPS
punct
''
''
PUNCT
''
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (NFP  ))
root
PUNCT
NFP
(ROOT (NP (NP (DT The) (NN language)) (SBAR (WHNP (WDT that)) (S (NP (PRP we)) (VP (VBP speak) (NP (NNP todayModern) (NNP Englishis)) (S (NP (NP (RB not) (DT the) (JJ same)) (PP (IN as) (NP (NP (DT the) (NNP English)) (SBAR (WHNP (WDT that)) (S (NP (NNS people)) (VP (VBD used) (ADVP (NP (CD 1500) (NNS years)) (RB ago))))))))) (, ,) (PP (VBG including) (NP (NP (NP (NNP Old) (NNP English)) (-LRB- -LRB-) (PP (IN before) (NP (CD 1150))) (-RRB- -RRB-)) (CC and) (NP (NP (NNP Middle) (NNP English)) (-LRB- -LRB-) (PP (RB up) (PP (IN till) (NP (CD 1500)))) (-RRB- -RRB-))))))) (. .)))
The language that we speak todayModern Englishis not the same as the English that people used 1500 years ago, including Old English (before 1150) and Middle English (up till 1500).
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
The
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Sing
language
language
NOUN
NN
obj
PronType=Rel
that
that
PRON
WDT
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs
we
we
PRON
PRP
acl:relcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
speak
speak
VERB
VBP
compound
Number=Sing
todayModern
todayModern
PROPN
NNP
obl
Number=Sing
Englishis
Englishis
PROPN
NNP
advmod
not
not
PART
RB
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
root
Degree=Pos
same
same
ADJ
JJ
case
as
as
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
English
English
PROPN
NNP
obj
PronType=Rel
that
that
PRON
WDT
nsubj
Number=Plur
person
people
NOUN
NNS
acl:relcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
use
used
VERB
VBD
nummod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1500
1500
NUM
CD
obl:tmod
Number=Plur
year
years
NOUN
NNS
advmod
ago
ago
ADV
RB
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
case
VerbForm=Ger
include
including
VERB
VBG
amod
Degree=Pos
Old
Old
ADJ
NNP
nmod
Number=Sing
English
English
PROPN
NNP
punct
(
(
PUNCT
-LRB-
case
before
before
ADP
IN
nmod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1150
1150
NUM
CD
punct
)
)
PUNCT
-RRB-
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
amod
Degree=Pos
Middle
Middle
ADJ
NNP
conj
Number=Sing
English
English
PROPN
NNP
punct
(
(
PUNCT
-LRB-
advmod
up
up
ADV
RB
case
till
till
ADP
IN
obl
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1500
1500
NUM
CD
punct
)
)
PUNCT
-RRB-
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (S (NP (DT That) (NN languageOld) (NNPS Englishsounds)) (ADJP (JJ different))) (, ,) (CC and) (S (NP (PRP it)) (VP (VBZ has) (NP (NP (DT some) (JJ different) (NNS rules)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NN grammar)))))) (. .)))
That languageOld Englishsounds different, and it has some different rules of grammar.
det
Number=Sing|PronType=Dem
that
That
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
languageOld
languageOld
NOUN
NN
root
Number=Plur
Englishsound
Englishsounds
PROPN
NNPS
amod
Degree=Pos
different
different
ADJ
JJ
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
have
has
VERB
VBZ
det
some
some
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
different
different
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Plur
rule
rules
NOUN
NNS
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
grammar
grammar
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (EX There)) (VP (VBD were) (NP (NP (QP (RB only) (DT a) (JJ few) (CD thousand)) (NNS words)) (PP (IN in) (NP (NNP Old) (NNP English))))) (. .)))
There were only a few thousand words in Old English.
expl
there
There
PRON
EX
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
were
VERB
VBD
advmod
only
only
ADV
RB
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
few
few
ADJ
JJ
nummod
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
thousand
thousand
NUM
CD
nsubj
Number=Plur
word
words
NOUN
NNS
case
in
in
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
Old
Old
ADJ
NNP
nmod
Number=Sing
English
English
PROPN
NNP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (CC But) (S (NP (JJ Modern) (NNP English)) (VP (VBZ does) (VP (VB come) (PP (IN from) (NP (NNP Old) (NNP English)))))) (, ,) (CC and) (S (NP (PRP it)) (VP (VBZ is) (ADVP (RB still)) (PP (IN like) (NP (PRP it))) (PP (IN in) (NP (JJ many) (JJ important) (NNS ways))))) (. .)))
But Modern English does come from Old English, and it is still like it in many important ways.
cc
but
But
CCONJ
CC
amod
Degree=Pos
modern
Modern
ADJ
JJ
nsubj
Number=Sing
English
English
PROPN
NNP
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
do
does
AUX
VBZ
root
VerbForm=Inf
come
come
VERB
VB
case
from
from
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
Old
Old
ADJ
NNP
obl
Number=Sing
English
English
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
and
and
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=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
is
AUX
VBZ
advmod
still
still
ADV
RB
case
like
like
ADP
IN
conj
Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
it
it
PRON
PRP
case
in
in
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
many
many
ADJ
JJ
amod
Degree=Pos
important
important
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Plur
way
ways
NOUN
NNS
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
The English language started about 1500 years ago in England. Three groups of people came to the country. They were the Angles, the Saxons, and the Jutes. These three groups brought their languages with them to England. After some time, the three languages became one new languageEnglish. The name "English" comes from the Angles. They lived in most of England. "England" means "Angle Land" or "Country of the Angles".  The language that we speak todayModern Englishis not the same as the English that people used 1500 years ago, including Old English (before 1150) and Middle English (up till 1500). That languageOld Englishsounds different, and it has some different rules of grammar. There were only a few thousand words in Old English. But Modern English does come from Old English, and it is still like it in many important ways.