(ROOT (S (NP (NP (CD One)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NP (DT the) (CD 10) (NNS things)) (SBAR (WHNP (WDT that)) (S (VP (JJ happy) (SBAR (S (NP (NNS families)) (VP (VBP do)))))))))) (VP (VBZ is) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB eat) (NP (NN dinner)) (ADVP (RB together)))))) (. .)))
One of the 10 things that happy families do is to eat dinner together.
nsubj:outer
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
one
One
NUM
CD
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nummod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
10
10
NUM
CD
nmod
Number=Plur
thing
things
NOUN
NNS
obj
PronType=Rel
that
that
PRON
WDT
amod
Degree=Pos
happy
happy
ADJ
JJ
nsubj
Number=Plur
family
families
NOUN
NNS
acl:relcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
do
do
VERB
VBP
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
is
AUX
VBZ
mark
to
to
PART
TO
root
VerbForm=Inf
eat
eat
VERB
VB
obj
Number=Sing
dinner
dinner
NOUN
NN
advmod
together
together
ADV
RB
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (SBAR (IN As) (S (VP (VBG growing) (PRT (RP up))))) (, ,) (NP (PRP I)) (VP (VBD thought) (SBAR (S (NP (NN everyone)) (VP (VBD ate) (NP (NN dinner)) (PP (IN as) (NP (DT a) (NN family))))))) (. .)))
As growing up, I thought everyone ate dinner as a family.
mark
as
As
SCONJ
IN
advcl
VerbForm=Ger
grow
growing
VERB
VBG
compound:prt
up
up
ADP
RP
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
think
thought
VERB
VBD
nsubj
Number=Sing|PronType=Tot
everyone
everyone
PRON
NN
ccomp
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
eat
ate
VERB
VBD
obj
Number=Sing
dinner
dinner
NOUN
NN
case
as
as
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
family
family
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (ADVP (RB However)) (, ,) (ADVP (RB now)) (NP (PRP I)) (VP (VBD realized) (SBAR (S (NP (DT that)) (VP (VBZ is) (RB not) (NP (DT the) (NN case)))))) (. .)))
However, now I realized that is not the case.
advmod
however
However
ADV
RB
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
advmod
now
now
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
realize
realized
VERB
VBD
nsubj
Number=Sing|PronType=Dem
that
that
PRON
DT
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
is
AUX
VBZ
advmod
not
not
PART
RB
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
ccomp
Number=Sing
case
case
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (PP (IN In) (NP (NN fact))) (, ,) (S (NP (JJS most) (NNS families)) (VP (VBP eat) (NP (NN dinner)) (ADVP (RB together)) (NP (NP (QP (RB only) (RB about) (CD four)) (NNS times)) (NP (DT a) (NN week))))) (CC and) (S (NP (NP (CD 10) (NN %)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NNS families)))) (ADVP (RB only)) (VP (VBP eat) (ADVP (RB together)) (NP (ADVP (RB twice)) (DT a) (NN week)))) (. .)))
In fact, most families eat dinner together only about four times a week and 10% of families only eat together twice a week.
case
in
In
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
fact
fact
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
amod
Degree=Sup
most
most
ADJ
JJS
nsubj
Number=Plur
family
families
NOUN
NNS
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
eat
eat
VERB
VBP
obj
Number=Sing
dinner
dinner
NOUN
NN
advmod
together
together
ADV
RB
advmod
only
only
ADV
RB
advmod
about
about
ADV
RB
nummod
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
four
four
NUM
CD
obl:tmod
Number=Plur
time
times
NOUN
NNS
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
nmod:tmod
Number=Sing
week
week
NOUN
NN
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
nummod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
10
10
NUM
CD
nsubj
Number=Sing
%
%
SYM
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Plur
family
families
NOUN
NNS
advmod
only
only
ADV
RB
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
eat
eat
VERB
VBP
advmod
together
together
ADV
RB
advmod
NumType=Mult
twice
twice
ADV
RB
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
obl:tmod
Number=Sing
week
week
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (CC And) (SBAR (IN as) (S (S (NP (NNS children)) (VP (VBP get) (ADJP (JJR older)))) (CC and) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN number)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NP (NNS activities)) (SBAR (S (NP (PRP they)) (VP (VBP are) (VP (VBN involved) (PP (IN in) (VP (VBZ increases)))))))))))) (, ,) (NP (DT the) (NNS meals)) (VP (VBD eaten) (PP (IN as) (NP (DT a) (NN family) (NN decrease)))) (. .)))
And as children get older and the number of activities they are involved in increases, the meals eaten as a family decrease.
cc
and
And
CCONJ
CC
mark
as
as
SCONJ
IN
nsubj
Number=Plur
child
children
NOUN
NNS
advcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
get
get
VERB
VBP
xcomp
Degree=Cmp
old
older
ADJ
JJR
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
conj
Number=Sing
number
number
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Plur
activity
activities
NOUN
NNS
nsubj:pass
Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs
they
they
PRON
PRP
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
are
AUX
VBP
acl:relcl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
involve
involved
VERB
VBN
obl
in
in
ADP
IN
advcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
increase
increases
VERB
VBZ
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Plur
meal
meals
NOUN
NNS
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
eat
eaten
VERB
VBD
case
as
as
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
family
family
NOUN
NN
obl
Number=Sing
decrease
decrease
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (NFP  ))
root
PUNCT
NFP
(ROOT (S (NP (NNS Studies)) (VP (VBP show) (SBAR (IN that) (S (NP (NP (NNS families)) (SBAR (WHNP (WP who)) (S (VP (VBP eat) (S (VP (NN dinner) (ADVP (RB together)))))))) (VP (NNS benefits) (PP (IN in) (NP (NP (DT a) (NN variety)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NNS ways))))))))) (. .)))
Studies show that families who eat dinner together benefits in a variety of ways.
nsubj
Number=Plur
Study
Studies
NOUN
NNS
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
show
show
VERB
VBP
mark
that
that
SCONJ
IN
obj
Number=Plur
family
families
NOUN
NNS
nsubj
PronType=Rel
who
who
PRON
WP
acl:relcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
eat
eat
VERB
VBP
obj
Number=Sing
dinner
dinner
NOUN
NN
advmod
together
together
ADV
RB
obj
Number=Plur
benefit
benefits
NOUN
NNS
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
variety
variety
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Plur
way
ways
NOUN
NNS
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (S (S (VP (VBG Eating) (ADVP (RB together)))) (VP (VBZ helps) (S (NP (NNS families)) (VP (VB achieve) (NP (JJR better) (NN communication)))))) (, ,) (S (NP (NNS children)) (VP (VP (VBP do) (ADVP (JJR better)) (PP (IN in) (NP (NN school)))) (CC and) (VP (VBP are) (ADVP (RBR better)) (VP (VBN adjusted))))) (, ,) (CC and) (S (NP (DT the) (JJ entire) (NN family)) (VP (VBZ enjoys) (NP (JJR better) (NN nutrition)))) (. .)))
Eating together helps families achieve better communication, children do better in school and are better adjusted, and the entire family enjoys better nutrition.
csubj
VerbForm=Ger
eat
Eating
VERB
VBG
advmod
together
together
ADV
RB
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
help
helps
VERB
VBZ
obj
Number=Plur
family
families
NOUN
NNS
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
achieve
achieve
VERB
VB
amod
Degree=Cmp
good
better
ADJ
JJR
obj
Number=Sing
communication
communication
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Number=Plur
child
children
NOUN
NNS
parataxis
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
do
do
VERB
VBP
advmod
Degree=Cmp
good
better
ADJ
JJR
case
in
in
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
school
school
NOUN
NN
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
are
AUX
VBP
advmod
Degree=Cmp
well
better
ADV
RBR
conj
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
adjust
adjusted
VERB
VBN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
entire
entire
ADJ
JJ
nsubj
Number=Sing
family
family
NOUN
NN
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
enjoy
enjoys
VERB
VBZ
amod
Degree=Cmp
good
better
ADJ
JJR
obj
Number=Sing
nutrition
nutrition
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (NFP  ))
root
PUNCT
NFP
(ROOT (NP (VBN Increased) (NN Communication)))
Increased Communication
amod
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
increase
Increased
VERB
VBN
root
Number=Sing
Communication
Communication
NOUN
NN
(ROOT (NFP  ))
root
PUNCT
NFP
(ROOT (S (VP (VBG Eating) (NP (NN dinner)) (ADVP (RB together)) (SBAR (IN as) (S (NP (DT a) (NN family)) (VP (VBZ provides) (NP (NP (NNS opportunities)) (PP (IN for) (NP (NN communication)))))))) (. .)))
Eating dinner together as a family provides opportunities for communication.
root
VerbForm=Ger
eat
Eating
VERB
VBG
obj
Number=Sing
dinner
dinner
NOUN
NN
advmod
together
together
ADV
RB
mark
as
as
SCONJ
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Sing
family
family
NOUN
NN
advcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
provide
provides
VERB
VBZ
obj
Number=Plur
opportunity
opportunities
NOUN
NNS
case
for
for
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
communication
communication
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (NP (DT A) (`` ``) (NML (NNP Family) (NN Dinner)) (NNP Experiment) ('' '')) (VP (VBN conducted) (PP (IN by) (NP (NNP Oprah) (NNP Winfrey))) (PP (IN in) (NP (CD 1993))))) (VP (VBD challenged) (NP (CD five) (NNS families)) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB eat) (NP (NN dinner)) (ADVP (RB together)) (NP (DT every) (NN night)) (PP (IN for) (NP (DT a) (NN month))) (PP (IN for) (NP (QP (ADVP (IN at) (JJS least)) (PDT half)) (DT an) (NN hour))))))) (. .)))
A "Family Dinner Experiment" conducted by Oprah Winfrey in 1993 challenged five families to eat dinner together every night for a month for at least half an hour.
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
A
DET
DT
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
compound
Number=Sing
Family
Family
PROPN
NNP
compound
Number=Sing
dinner
Dinner
NOUN
NN
nsubj
Number=Sing
experiment
Experiment
PROPN
NNP
punct
''
''
PUNCT
''
acl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
conduct
conducted
VERB
VBN
case
by
by
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
Oprah
Oprah
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Winfrey
Winfrey
PROPN
NNP
case
in
in
ADP
IN
obl
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1993
1993
NUM
CD
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
challenge
challenged
VERB
VBD
nummod
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
five
five
NUM
CD
obj
Number=Plur
family
families
NOUN
NNS
mark
to
to
PART
TO
advcl
VerbForm=Inf
eat
eat
VERB
VB
obj
Number=Sing
dinner
dinner
NOUN
NN
advmod
together
together
ADV
RB
det
PronType=Tot
every
every
DET
DT
obl:tmod
Number=Sing
night
night
NOUN
NN
case
for
for
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
month
month
NOUN
NN
case
for
for
ADP
IN
case
at
at
ADP
IN
nmod
Degree=Sup
least
least
ADJ
JJS
det:predet
NumForm=Word|NumType=Frac|PronType=Neg
half
half
DET
PDT
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
an
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
hour
hour
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (S (PP (IN At) (ADVP (RB first))) (NP (DT the) (NNS families)) (VP (VBD found) (S (NP (PRP it)) (ADJP (JJ difficult))))) (CC but) (S (PP (IN by) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN end)) (PP (IN of) (NP (DT the) (NN study))))) (NP (PRP they)) (VP (VBD wanted) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB continue) (S (VP (VBG eating) (NP (NN dinner)) (ADVP (RB together))))))))) (. .)))
At first the families found it difficult but by the end of the study they wanted to continue eating dinner together.
case
at
At
ADP
IN
obl
NumType=Ord
first
first
ADV
RB
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Plur
family
families
NOUN
NNS
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
find
found
VERB
VBD
expl
Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
it
it
PRON
PRP
xcomp
Degree=Pos
difficult
difficult
ADJ
JJ
cc
but
but
CCONJ
CC
case
by
by
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
end
end
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Sing
study
study
NOUN
NN
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs
they
they
PRON
PRP
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
want
wanted
VERB
VBD
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
continue
continue
VERB
VB
xcomp
VerbForm=Ger
eat
eating
VERB
VBG
obj
Number=Sing
dinner
dinner
NOUN
NN
advmod
together
together
ADV
RB
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (NP (DT The) (JJS biggest) (NN surprise)) (PP (IN for) (NP (DT the) (NNS parents)))) (VP (VBD was) (`` ``) (SBAR (WHNP (WRB How) (JJ much)) (S (NP (PRP$ their) (NNS children)) (VP (VBD treasured) (NP (DT the) (NN dependence) (NN time)) (PP (IN with) (NP (NP (PRP$ their) (NNS parents)) (PP (IN at) (NP (DT the) (NN table))))))))) (. .) ('' '')))
The biggest surprise for the parents was "How much their children treasured the dependence time with their parents at the table."
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
The
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Sup
big
biggest
ADJ
JJS
nsubj:outer
Number=Sing
surprise
surprise
NOUN
NN
case
for
for
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Plur
parent
parents
NOUN
NNS
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
advmod
PronType=Int
how
How
ADV
WRB
advmod
Degree=Pos
much
much
ADJ
JJ
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
their
their
PRON
PRP$
nsubj
Number=Plur
child
children
NOUN
NNS
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
treasure
treasured
VERB
VBD
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
dependence
dependence
NOUN
NN
obj
Number=Sing
time
time
NOUN
NN
case
with
with
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
their
their
PRON
PRP$
obl
Number=Plur
parent
parents
NOUN
NNS
case
at
at
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
table
table
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
punct
''
''
PUNCT
''
(ROOT (NFP  ))
root
PUNCT
NFP
(ROOT (NP (JJ Superior) (JJ Academic) (NN Performance)))
Superior Academic Performance
amod
Degree=Pos
Superior
Superior
ADJ
JJ
amod
Degree=Pos
Academic
Academic
ADJ
JJ
root
Number=Sing
performance
Performance
NOUN
NN
(ROOT (NFP  ))
root
PUNCT
NFP
(ROOT (S (NP (NN Family) (NNS meals)) (ADVP (RB also)) (VP (VBP help) (S (VP (VB improve) (NP (NN school) (NN performance))))) (. .)))
Family meals also help improve school performance.
compound
Number=Sing
family
Family
NOUN
NN
nsubj
Number=Plur
meal
meals
NOUN
NNS
advmod
also
also
ADV
RB
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
help
help
VERB
VBP
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
improve
improve
VERB
VB
compound
Number=Sing
school
school
NOUN
NN
obj
Number=Sing
performance
performance
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (NP (DT A) (CD 1994) (NN survey)) (PP (IN by) (NP (NNP Louis) (NNP Harris) (CC and) (NNPS Associates)))) (VP (VBD had) (S (NP (CD 2000) (NNS seniors)) (VP (VP (VB take) (NP (DT an) (JJ academic) (NN test))) (CC and) (VP (VB answer) (NP (NP (DT a) (NN list)) (PP (IN of) (NP (JJ personal) (NNS questions)))))))) (. .)))
A 1994 survey by Louis Harris and Associates had 2000 seniors take an academic test and answer a list of personal questions.
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
A
DET
DT
compound
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1994
1994
NUM
CD
nsubj
Number=Sing
survey
survey
NOUN
NN
case
by
by
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
Louis
Louis
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Harris
Harris
PROPN
NNP
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Number=Plur
associate
Associates
PROPN
NNPS
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
have
had
VERB
VBD
nummod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
2000
2000
NUM
CD
obj
Number=Plur
senior
seniors
NOUN
NNS
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
take
take
VERB
VB
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
an
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
academic
academic
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Sing
test
test
NOUN
NN
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Mood=Ind|Person=3|VerbForm=Fin
answer
answer
VERB
VB
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
list
list
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
personal
personal
ADJ
JJ
nmod
Number=Plur
question
questions
NOUN
NNS
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (NNS Researchers)) (VP (VBD found) (SBAR (IN that) (`` ``) (S (NP (NP (NNS Students)) (SBAR (WHNP (WP who)) (S (ADVP (RB regularly)) (VP (VBD ate) (NP (NN dinner)) (PP (IN with) (NP (PRP$ their) (NNS families))) (NP (NP (QP (CD four) (CC or) (JJR more)) (NNS times)) (NP (DT a) (NN week))))))) (VP (VBD scored) (ADVP (ADVP (JJR better)) (PP (IN than) (NP (NP (DT those)) (SBAR (WHNP (WP who)) (S (VP (VBD ate) (NP (NN family) (NNS dinners)) (NP (NP (QP (CD three) (CC or) (JJR fewer)) (NNS times)) (NP (DT a) (NN week))))))))))))) (. .)))
Researchers found that "Students who regularly ate dinner with their families four or more times a week scored better than those who ate family dinners three or fewer times a week.
nsubj
Number=Plur
researcher
Researchers
NOUN
NNS
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
find
found
VERB
VBD
mark
that
that
SCONJ
IN
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
nsubj
Number=Plur
student
Students
NOUN
NNS
nsubj
PronType=Rel
who
who
PRON
WP
advmod
regularly
regularly
ADV
RB
acl:relcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
eat
ate
VERB
VBD
obj
Number=Sing
dinner
dinner
NOUN
NN
case
with
with
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
their
their
PRON
PRP$
obl
Number=Plur
family
families
NOUN
NNS
nummod
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
four
four
NUM
CD
cc
or
or
CCONJ
CC
conj
Degree=Cmp
more
more
ADJ
JJR
obl:tmod
Number=Plur
time
times
NOUN
NNS
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
nmod:tmod
Number=Sing
week
week
NOUN
NN
ccomp
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
score
scored
VERB
VBD
xcomp
Degree=Cmp
good
better
ADJ
JJR
case
than
than
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Plur|PronType=Dem
that
those
PRON
DT
nsubj
PronType=Rel
who
who
PRON
WP
acl:relcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
eat
ate
VERB
VBD
compound
Number=Sing
family
family
NOUN
NN
obj
Number=Plur
dinner
dinners
NOUN
NNS
nummod
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
three
three
NUM
CD
cc
or
or
CCONJ
CC
conj
Degree=Cmp
few
fewer
ADJ
JJR
obl:tmod
Number=Plur
time
times
NOUN
NNS
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
nmod:tmod
Number=Sing
week
week
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (DT These) (NNS results)) (VP (VP (VBD crossed) (NP (JJ racial) (NNS lines))) (CC and) (VP (VBD were) (NP (NP (DT a) (JJR greater) (NN indicator)) (PP (IN than) (SBAR (IN whether) (S (NP (DT the) (NN child)) (VP (VBD was) (PP (IN in) (NP (DT a) (NML (CD one) (CC or) (JJ two-parent)) (NN family)))))))))) (. .) ('' '')))
These results crossed racial lines and were a greater indicator than whether the child was in a one or two-parent family."
det
Number=Plur|PronType=Dem
this
These
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Plur
result
results
NOUN
NNS
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
cross
crossed
VERB
VBD
amod
Degree=Pos
racial
racial
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Plur
line
lines
NOUN
NNS
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
were
AUX
VBD
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Cmp
great
greater
ADJ
JJR
conj
Number=Sing
indicator
indicator
NOUN
NN
mark
than
than
SCONJ
IN
mark
whether
whether
SCONJ
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Sing
child
child
NOUN
NN
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
nummod
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
one
one
NUM
CD
cc
or
or
CCONJ
CC
conj
Degree=Pos
two-parent
two-parent
ADJ
JJ
advcl
Number=Sing
family
family
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
punct
''
''
PUNCT
''
(ROOT (NFP  ))
root
PUNCT
NFP
(ROOT (ADJP (JJR Better) (VBN Adjusted)))
Better Adjusted
advmod
Degree=Cmp
good
Better
ADJ
JJR
root
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
adjust
Adjusted
VERB
VBN
(ROOT (NFP  ))
root
PUNCT
NFP
(ROOT (NP (NP (DT A) (NN study)) (PP (IN by) (NP (NNP Drs))) (. .)))
A study by Drs.
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
A
DET
DT
root
Number=Sing
study
study
NOUN
NN
case
by
by
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
Drs
Drs
PROPN
NNP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (NNP Bowden) (CC and) (NNP Zeisz)) (VP (VBD found) (SBAR (IN that) (`` ``) (S (NP (NP (DT the) (NNS teens)) (SBAR (WHNP (WP who)) (S (VP (VBD were) (ADVP (RBS best)) (VBN adjusted))))) (VP (VBN ate) (NP (NP (DT a) (NN meal)) (PP (IN with) (NP (NP (DT an) (NN adult)) (PP (IN in) (NP (PRP$ their) (NN family)))))) (PP (IN at) (NP (NP (DT an) (NN average)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NP (CD 5.4) (NNS days)) (NP (DT a) (NN week)))))) (, ,) (PP (VBN compared) (PP (IN to) (NP (NP (CD 3.3) (NNS days)) (PP (IN for) (NP (NP (NNS teens)) (SBAR (WHNP (WP who)) (S (VP (VBD did) (RB n't) (VP (VB show) (NP (JJ good) (NN adjustment))))))))))))))) (. .) ('' '')))
Bowden and Zeisz found that "the teens who were best adjusted ate a meal with an adult in their family at an average of 5.4 days a week, compared to 3.3 days for teens who didn't show good adjustment."
nsubj
Number=Sing
Bowden
Bowden
PROPN
NNP
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Number=Sing
Zeisz
Zeisz
PROPN
NNP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
find
found
VERB
VBD
mark
that
that
SCONJ
IN
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Plur
teen
teens
NOUN
NNS
nsubj:pass
PronType=Rel
who
who
PRON
WP
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
were
AUX
VBD
advmod
Degree=Sup
well
best
ADV
RBS
acl:relcl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
adjust
adjusted
VERB
VBN
ccomp
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
eat
ate
VERB
VBN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
meal
meal
NOUN
NN
case
with
with
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
an
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Sing
adult
adult
NOUN
NN
case
in
in
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
their
their
PRON
PRP$
nmod
Number=Sing
family
family
NOUN
NN
case
at
at
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
an
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
average
average
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nummod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
5.4
5.4
NUM
CD
nmod
Number=Plur
day
days
NOUN
NNS
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
nmod:tmod
Number=Sing
week
week
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
advcl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
compare
compared
VERB
VBN
case
to
to
ADP
IN
nummod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
3.3
3.3
NUM
CD
obl
Number=Plur
day
days
NOUN
NNS
case
for
for
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Plur
teen
teens
NOUN
NNS
nsubj
PronType=Rel
who
who
PRON
WP
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
do
did
AUX
VBD
advmod
not
n't
PART
RB
acl:relcl
VerbForm=Inf
show
show
VERB
VB
amod
Degree=Pos
good
good
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Sing
adjustment
adjustment
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
punct
''
''
PUNCT
''
(ROOT (S (NP (DT The) (JJ well-adjusted) (NNS teens)) (VP (VP (VBD were) (`` ``) (ADJP (RBR less) (JJ likely) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VP (VB do) (NP (NNS drugs))) (CC or) (VP (VB be) (ADJP (JJ depressed)))))))) (CC and) (VP (VBD were) (ADJP (RBR more) (VBN motivated)) (PP (IN at) (NP (NN school)))) (CC and) (VP (VBD had) (NP (JJR better) (NNS relationships)))) (. .) ('' '')))
The well-adjusted teens were "less likely to do drugs or be depressed and were more motivated at school and had better relationships."
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
The
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
well-adjusted
well-adjusted
ADJ
JJ
nsubj
Number=Plur
teen
teens
NOUN
NNS
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
were
AUX
VBD
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
advmod
Degree=Cmp
less
less
ADV
RBR
root
Degree=Pos
likely
likely
ADJ
JJ
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
do
do
VERB
VB
obj
Number=Plur
drug
drugs
NOUN
NNS
cc
or
or
CCONJ
CC
cop
VerbForm=Inf
be
be
AUX
VB
conj
Degree=Pos
depressed
depressed
ADJ
JJ
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
were
AUX
VBD
advmod
Degree=Cmp
more
more
ADV
RBR
conj
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
motivate
motivated
VERB
VBN
case
at
at
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
school
school
NOUN
NN
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
have
had
VERB
VBD
amod
Degree=Cmp
good
better
ADJ
JJR
obj
Number=Plur
relationship
relationships
NOUN
NNS
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
punct
''
''
PUNCT
''
(ROOT (S (NP (NNP Dr.) (NNP Bowen)) (VP (VP (VBD said) (, ,) (`` ``) (SBAR (IN that) (S (NP (NNS mealtimes)) (VP (VBD were) (NP (NP (DT a) (NN sort)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NN 'marker))))))) ('' ') (PP (IN for) (NP (JJ other) (JJ positive) (NN family) (NNS attributes)))) (CC and) (VP (VBD seemed) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB play) (NP (NP (DT an) (JJ important) (NN role)) (PP (IN in) (S (VP (VBG helping) (S (NP (NNS teens)) (VP (VB deal) (ADVP (RB well)) (PP (IN with) (NP (NP (DT the) (NNS stresses)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NN adolescence)))))))))))))))) (. .) ('' '')))
Dr. Bowen said, "that mealtimes were a sort of 'marker' for other positive family attributes and seemed to play an important role in helping teens deal well with the stresses of adolescence."
nsubj
Number=Sing
Dr.
Dr.
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Bowen
Bowen
PROPN
NNP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
say
said
VERB
VBD
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
mark
that
that
SCONJ
IN
nsubj
Number=Plur
mealtime
mealtimes
NOUN
NNS
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
were
AUX
VBD
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
ccomp
Number=Sing
sort
sort
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
'marker
'marker
NOUN
NN
punct
'
'
PUNCT
''
case
for
for
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
other
other
ADJ
JJ
amod
Degree=Pos
positive
positive
ADJ
JJ
compound
Number=Sing
family
family
NOUN
NN
nmod
Number=Plur
attribute
attributes
NOUN
NNS
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
seem
seemed
VERB
VBD
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
play
play
VERB
VB
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
an
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
important
important
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Sing
role
role
NOUN
NN
mark
in
in
SCONJ
IN
acl
VerbForm=Ger
help
helping
VERB
VBG
nsubj
Number=Plur
teen
teens
NOUN
NNS
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
deal
deal
VERB
VB
advmod
Degree=Pos
well
well
ADV
RB
case
with
with
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Plur
stress
stresses
NOUN
NNS
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
adolescence
adolescence
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
punct
''
''
PUNCT
''
One of the 10 things that happy families do is to eat dinner together. As growing up, I thought everyone ate dinner as a family. However, now I realized that is not the case. In fact, most families eat dinner together only about four times a week and 10% of families only eat together twice a week. And as children get older and the number of activities they are involved in increases, the meals eaten as a family decrease.  Studies show that families who eat dinner together benefits in a variety of ways. Eating together helps families achieve better communication, children do better in school and are better adjusted, and the entire family enjoys better nutrition.  Increased Communication  Eating dinner together as a family provides opportunities for communication. A "Family Dinner Experiment" conducted by Oprah Winfrey in 1993 challenged five families to eat dinner together every night for a month for at least half an hour. At first the families found it difficult but by the end of the study they wanted to continue eating dinner together. The biggest surprise for the parents was "How much their children treasured the dependence time with their parents at the table."  Superior Academic Performance  Family meals also help improve school performance. A 1994 survey by Louis Harris and Associates had 2000 seniors take an academic test and answer a list of personal questions. Researchers found that "Students who regularly ate dinner with their families four or more times a week scored better than those who ate family dinners three or fewer times a week. These results crossed racial lines and were a greater indicator than whether the child was in a one or two-parent family."  Better Adjusted  A study by Drs. Bowden and Zeisz found that "the teens who were best adjusted ate a meal with an adult in their family at an average of 5.4 days a week, compared to 3.3 days for teens who didn't show good adjustment." The well-adjusted teens were "less likely to do drugs or be depressed and were more motivated at school and had better relationships." Dr. Bowen said, "that mealtimes were a sort of 'marker' for other positive family attributes and seemed to play an important role in helping teens deal well with the stresses of adolescence."