(ROOT (S (NP (NNP Professor) (NNP Reason)) (ADVP (RB recently)) (VP (VBD persuaded) (NP (CD 35) (NNS people)) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB keep) (NP (NP (DT a) (NN diary)) (PP (IN of) (NP (PDT all) (PRP$ their) (JJ absent-minded) (NNS actions)))) (PP (IN for) (NP (CD two) (NNS weeks))))))) (. .)))
Professor Reason recently persuaded 35 people to keep a diary of all their absent-minded actions for two weeks.
nsubj
Number=Sing
Professor
Professor
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
reason
Reason
PROPN
NNP
advmod
recently
recently
ADV
RB
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
persuade
persuaded
VERB
VBD
nummod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
35
35
NUM
CD
obj
Number=Plur
person
people
NOUN
NNS
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
keep
keep
VERB
VB
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
diary
diary
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det:predet
all
all
DET
PDT
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
their
their
PRON
PRP$
amod
Degree=Pos
absent-minded
absent-minded
ADJ
JJ
nmod
Number=Plur
action
actions
NOUN
NNS
case
for
for
ADP
IN
nummod
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
two
two
NUM
CD
obl
Number=Plur
week
weeks
NOUN
NNS
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (SBAR (WHADVP (WRB When)) (S (NP (PRP he)) (VP (VBD came) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB analyze) (NP (PRP$ their) (JJ embarrassing) (NNS errors)))))))) (, ,) (NP (PRP he)) (VP (VBD was) (ADJP (VBN surprised) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB find) (SBAR (IN that) (S (NP (NP (QP (RB nearly) (DT all))) (PP (IN of) (NP (PRP them)))) (VP (VBD fell) (PP (IN into) (NP (DT a) (JJ few) (NNS groups))))))))))) (. .)))
When he came to analyze their embarrassing errors, he was surprised to find that nearly all of them fell into a few groups.
advmod
PronType=Int
when
When
ADV
WRB
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
come
came
VERB
VBD
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
analyze
analyze
VERB
VB
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
their
their
PRON
PRP$
amod
Degree=Pos
embarrassing
embarrassing
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Plur
error
errors
NOUN
NNS
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj:pass
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
he
PRON
PRP
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
root
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
surprise
surprised
VERB
VBN
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
find
find
VERB
VB
mark
that
that
SCONJ
IN
advmod
nearly
nearly
ADV
RB
nsubj
all
all
DET
DT
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs
they
them
PRON
PRP
ccomp
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
fall
fell
VERB
VBD
case
into
into
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
few
few
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Plur
group
groups
NOUN
NNS
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (NFP  ))
root
PUNCT
NFP
(ROOT (S (NP (NP (CD One)) (PP (IN of) (NP (DT the) (NNS women)))) (, ,) (PP (IN for) (NP (NN instance))) (, ,) (PP (IN on) (S (VP (VBG leaving) (NP (PRP$ her) (NN house)) (PP (IN for) (NP (NN work))) (NP (CD one) (NN morning))))) (VP (VP (VBD threw) (NP (PRP$ her) (NN pet) (NN dog)) (NP (PRP$ her) (NNS earrings))) (CC and) (VP (VBD tried) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB fix) (NP (DT a) (NN dog) (NN biscuit)) (PP (IN on) (NP (PRP$ her) (NN ear)))))))) (. .)))
One of the women, for instance, on leaving her house for work one morning threw her pet dog her earrings and tried to fix a dog biscuit on her ear.
nsubj
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
one
One
NUM
CD
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Plur
woman
women
NOUN
NNS
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
case
for
for
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
instance
instance
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
mark
on
on
SCONJ
IN
advcl
VerbForm=Ger
leave
leaving
VERB
VBG
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
her
her
PRON
PRP$
obj
Number=Sing
house
house
NOUN
NN
case
for
for
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
work
work
NOUN
NN
nummod
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
one
one
NUM
CD
obl:tmod
Number=Sing
morning
morning
NOUN
NN
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
throw
threw
VERB
VBD
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
her
her
PRON
PRP$
compound
Number=Sing
pet
pet
NOUN
NN
iobj
Number=Sing
dog
dog
NOUN
NN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
her
her
PRON
PRP$
obj
Number=Plur
earring
earrings
NOUN
NNS
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
try
tried
VERB
VBD
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
fix
fix
VERB
VB
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
dog
dog
NOUN
NN
obj
Number=Sing
biscuit
biscuit
NOUN
NN
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=Sing
ear
ear
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (SINV (`` ``) (S (NP (NP (DT The) (NN explanation)) (PP (IN for) (NP (DT this)))) (VP (VBZ is) (SBAR (IN that) (S (NP (DT the) (NN brain)) (VP (VBZ is) (PP (IN like) (NP (DT a) (NN computer)))))))) (, ,) ('' '') (VP (VBZ explains)) (NP (DT the) (NN professor)) (. .)))
"The explanation for this is that the brain is like a computer," explains the professor.
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
The
DET
DT
nsubj:outer
Number=Sing
explanation
explanation
NOUN
NN
case
for
for
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing|PronType=Dem
this
this
PRON
DT
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
is
AUX
VBZ
mark
that
that
SCONJ
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Sing
brain
brain
NOUN
NN
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
is
AUX
VBZ
case
like
like
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
ccomp
Number=Sing
computer
computer
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
punct
''
''
PUNCT
''
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
explain
explains
VERB
VBZ
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Sing
professor
professor
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (`` ``) (NP (NNS People)) (VP (NN programme) (S (NP (PRP themselves)) (VP (TO to) (VP (VB do) (NP (JJ certain) (NNS activities)) (ADVP (RB regularly)))))) (. .) ('' '')))
"People programme themselves to do certain activities regularly."
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
compound
Number=Plur
person
People
NOUN
NNS
root
Number=Sing
programme
programme
NOUN
NN
nmod:npmod
Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes
themselves
themselves
PRON
PRP
mark
to
to
PART
TO
acl
VerbForm=Inf
do
do
VERB
VB
amod
Degree=Pos
certain
certain
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Plur
activity
activities
NOUN
NNS
advmod
regularly
regularly
ADV
RB
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
punct
''
''
PUNCT
''
(ROOT (S (NP (PRP It)) (VP (VBD was) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN woman) (POS 's)) (NN custom)) (NP (DT every) (NN morning)) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VP (VB throw) (NP (PRP$ her) (NN dog)) (NP (CD two) (NNS biscuits))) (CC and) (RB then) (VP (VBD put) (PRT (IN on)) (NP (PRP$ her) (NNS earrings))))))) (. .)))
It was the woman's custom every morning to throw her dog two biscuits and then put on her earrings.
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
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
woman
woman
NOUN
NN
case
's
's
PART
POS
root
Number=Sing
custom
custom
NOUN
NN
det
every
every
DET
DT
obl:tmod
Number=Sing
morning
morning
NOUN
NN
mark
to
to
PART
TO
csubj
VerbForm=Inf
throw
throw
VERB
VB
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
her
her
PRON
PRP$
obj
Number=Sing
dog
dog
NOUN
NN
nummod
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
two
two
NUM
CD
obj
Number=Plur
biscuit
biscuits
NOUN
NNS
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
advmod
PronType=Dem
then
then
ADV
RB
conj
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
put
put
VERB
VBD
compound:prt
on
on
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
her
her
PRON
PRP$
obj
Number=Plur
earring
earrings
NOUN
NNS
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (`` ``) (CC But) (ADVP (RB somehow)) (NP (DT the) (NN action)) (VP (VBD got) (VP (VBN reversed) (PP (IN in) (NP (DT the) (NN programme))))) (. .) ('' '')))
"But somehow the action got reversed in the programme."
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
cc
but
But
CCONJ
CC
advmod
somehow
somehow
ADV
RB
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nsubj:pass
Number=Sing
action
action
NOUN
NN
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
get
got
AUX
VBD
root
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
reverse
reversed
VERB
VBN
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
programme
programme
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
punct
''
''
PUNCT
''
(ROOT (S (NP (NP (QP (RB About) (CD one) (IN in) (CD twenty))) (PP (IN of) (NP (NP (DT the) (NNS incidents)) (SBAR (S (NP (DT the) (NNS volunteers)) (VP (VBD reported))))))) (VP (VBD were) (NP (DT these) (`` ``) (NML (NN programme) (NN assembly)) (NNS failures))) (. .) ('' '')))
About one in twenty of the incidents the volunteers reported were these "programme assembly failures."
advmod
about
About
ADV
RB
nsubj
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
one
one
NUM
CD
case
in
in
ADP
IN
nmod
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
twenty
twenty
NUM
CD
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Plur
incident
incidents
NOUN
NNS
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Plur
volunteer
volunteers
NOUN
NNS
parataxis
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
report
reported
VERB
VBD
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
were
AUX
VBD
det
Number=Plur|PronType=Dem
this
these
DET
DT
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
compound
Number=Sing
programme
programme
NOUN
NN
compound
Number=Sing
assembly
assembly
NOUN
NN
root
Number=Plur
failure
failures
NOUN
NNS
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
punct
''
''
PUNCT
''
(ROOT (NFP  ))
root
PUNCT
NFP
(ROOT (S (NP (NP (CD Twenty) (NN percent)) (PP (IN of) (NP (DT all) (NNS errors)))) (VP (VBD were) (`` ``) (NP (NN test) (NNS failures)) ('' '') (, --) (PP (ADVP (RB mainly)) (IN due) (IN to) (S (RB not) (VP (VBG verifying) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN progress)) (PP (IN of) (SBAR (WHNP (WP what)) (S (NP (DT the) (NN body)) (VP (VBD was) (VP (VBG doing))))))))))) (. .)))
Twenty percent of all errors were "test failures"--mainly due to not verifying the progress of what the body was doing.
nummod
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
twenty
Twenty
NUM
CD
nsubj
Number=Sing
percent
percent
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
all
all
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Plur
error
errors
NOUN
NNS
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
were
AUX
VBD
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
compound
Number=Sing
test
test
NOUN
NN
root
Number=Plur
failure
failures
NOUN
NNS
punct
''
''
PUNCT
''
punct
--
--
PUNCT
,
advmod
mainly
mainly
ADV
RB
mark
due
due
ADP
IN
fixed
to
to
SCONJ
IN
advmod
not
not
PART
RB
advcl
VerbForm=Ger
verify
verifying
VERB
VBG
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
progress
progress
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
PronType=Rel
what
what
PRON
WP
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Sing
body
body
NOUN
NN
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
acl:relcl
Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part
do
doing
VERB
VBG
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (NP (DT A) (NN man)) (ADVP (RB about) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB get) (S (NP (PRP$ his) (NN car)) (PP (IN out) (PP (IN of) (NP (DT the) (NN garage)))))))))) (VP (VP (VBD passed) (PP (IN through) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN back) (NN yard)) (SBAR (WHADVP (WRB where)) (S (NP (PRP$ his) (NN garden) (NN jacket) (CC and) (NNS boots)) (VP (VBD were) (VP (VBN kept)))))))) (, ,) (VP (VBD put) (NP (PRP them)) (PRT (RP on))) (, --) (PP (ADVP (JJ much)) (IN to) (NP (PRP$ his) (NN surprise)))) (. .)))
A man about to get his car out of the garage passed through the back yard where his garden jacket and boots were kept, put them on--much to his surprise.
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
A
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Sing
man
man
NOUN
NN
advmod
about
about
ADV
RB
mark
to
to
PART
TO
acl
VerbForm=Inf
get
get
VERB
VB
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
obj
Number=Sing
car
car
NOUN
NN
case
out
out
ADP
IN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
garage
garage
NOUN
NN
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
pass
passed
VERB
VBD
case
through
through
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
back
back
NOUN
NN
obl
Number=Sing
yard
yard
NOUN
NN
advmod
PronType=Rel
where
where
ADV
WRB
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
compound
Number=Sing
garden
garden
NOUN
NN
nsubj:pass
Number=Sing
jacket
jacket
NOUN
NN
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Number=Plur
boot
boots
NOUN
NNS
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
were
AUX
VBD
acl:relcl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
keep
kept
VERB
VBN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
conj
Mood=Ind|VerbForm=Fin
put
put
VERB
VBD
obj
Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs
they
them
PRON
PRP
compound:prt
on
on
ADP
RP
punct
--
--
PUNCT
,
parataxis
Degree=Pos
much
much
ADJ
JJ
case
to
to
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
obl
Number=Sing
surprise
surprise
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (DT A) (NN woman)) (VP (VBD reported) (, ,) (`` ``) (S (NP (PRP I)) (VP (VBD got) (PP (IN into) (NP (DT the) (NN bath))) (PP (IN with) (NP (PRP$ my) (NNS socks))) (PRT (RB on))))) (. .) ('' '')))
A woman reported, "I got into the bath with my socks on."
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
A
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Sing
woman
woman
NOUN
NN
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
report
reported
VERB
VBD
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs
I
I
PRON
PRP
ccomp
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
get
got
VERB
VBD
case
into
into
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
bath
bath
NOUN
NN
mark
with
with
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
my
my
PRON
PRP$
nsubj
Number=Plur
sock
socks
NOUN
NNS
advcl
on
on
ADV
RB
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
punct
''
''
PUNCT
''
(ROOT (NFP  ))
root
PUNCT
NFP
(ROOT (S (NP (DT The) (JJS commonest) (NN problem)) (VP (VBD was) (NP (NN information) (`` ``) (NN storage) (NNS failures) ('' ''))) (. .)))
The commonest problem was information "storage failures".
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
The
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
commonest
commonest
ADJ
JJS
nsubj
Number=Sing
problem
problem
NOUN
NN
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
compound
Number=Sing
information
information
NOUN
NN
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
compound
Number=Sing
storage
storage
NOUN
NN
root
Number=Plur
failure
failures
NOUN
NNS
punct
''
''
PUNCT
''
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (NNS People)) (VP (VP (VBD forgot) (NP (NP (DT the) (NNS names)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NP (NNS people)) (SBAR (WHNP (WP$ whose) (NNS faces)) (S (NP (PRP they)) (VP (VBD knew)))))))) (, ,) (VP (VBD went) (PP (IN into) (NP (DT a) (NN room)))) (CC and) (VP (VBD forgot) (SBAR (WHADVP (WRB why)) (S (NP (PRP they)) (VP (VP (VBD were) (ADVP (RB there))) (, ,) (VP (VBD mislaid) (NP (NN something))) (, ,) (CC or) (VP (VBD smoked) (NP (DT a) (NN cigarette)) (PP (IN without) (S (VP (VBG realizing) (NP (PRP it))))))))))) (. .)))
People forgot the names of people whose faces they knew, went into a room and forgot why they were there, mislaid something, or smoked a cigarette without realizing it.
nsubj
Number=Plur
person
People
NOUN
NNS
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
forget
forgot
VERB
VBD
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obj
Number=Plur
name
names
NOUN
NNS
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Plur
person
people
NOUN
NNS
nmod:poss
Poss=Yes|PronType=Rel
whose
whose
PRON
WP$
obj
Number=Plur
face
faces
NOUN
NNS
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs
they
they
PRON
PRP
acl:relcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
know
knew
VERB
VBD
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
go
went
VERB
VBD
case
into
into
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
room
room
NOUN
NN
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
forget
forgot
VERB
VBD
obj
PronType=Int
why
why
ADV
WRB
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
advcl:relcl
PronType=Dem
there
there
ADV
RB
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
mislaid
mislaid
VERB
VBD
obj
Number=Sing|PronType=Ind
something
something
PRON
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
or
or
CCONJ
CC
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
smoke
smoked
VERB
VBD
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
cigarette
cigarette
NOUN
NN
mark
without
without
SCONJ
IN
advcl
VerbForm=Ger
realize
realizing
VERB
VBG
obj
Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
it
it
PRON
PRP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (NFP  ))
root
PUNCT
NFP
(ROOT (S (NP (DT The) (NN research)) (ADVP (RB so) (RB far)) (VP (VBZ suggests) (SBAR (IN that) (S (SBAR (IN while) (S (NP (NP (DT the) (JJ central) (NN processor)) (PP (IN of) (NP (DT the) (NN brain)))) (VP (VBZ is) (VP (VBN liberated) (PP (IN from) (NP (NP (JJ second-to-second) (NN control)) (PP (IN of) (NP (DT a) (JJ well-practiced) (NN routine))))))))) (, ,) (NP (PRP it)) (VP (MD must) (ADVP (RB repeatedly)) (VP (VB switch) (ADVP (RB back)) (NP (PRP$ its) (NN attention)) (PP (IN at) (NP (JJ important) (NN decision) (NNS points))) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB check) (SBAR (IN that) (S (NP (DT the) (NN action)) (VP (VBZ goes) (PRT (RP on)) (SBAR (IN as) (S (VP (VBN intended))))))))))))))) (. .)))
The research so far suggests that while the central processor of the brain is liberated from second-to-second control of a well-practiced routine, it must repeatedly switch back its attention at important decision points to check that the action goes on as intended.
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
The
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Sing
research
research
NOUN
NN
advmod
so
so
ADV
RB
advmod
Degree=Pos
far
far
ADV
RB
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
suggest
suggests
VERB
VBZ
mark
that
that
SCONJ
IN
mark
while
while
SCONJ
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
central
central
ADJ
JJ
nsubj:pass
Number=Sing
processor
processor
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Sing
brain
brain
NOUN
NN
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
is
AUX
VBZ
advcl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
liberate
liberated
VERB
VBN
case
from
from
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
second-to-second
second-to-second
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Sing
control
control
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
well-practiced
well-practiced
ADJ
JJ
nmod
Number=Sing
routine
routine
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
it
it
PRON
PRP
aux
VerbForm=Fin
must
must
AUX
MD
advmod
repeatedly
repeatedly
ADV
RB
ccomp
VerbForm=Inf
switch
switch
VERB
VB
advmod
back
back
ADV
RB
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
its
its
PRON
PRP$
obj
Number=Sing
attention
attention
NOUN
NN
case
at
at
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
important
important
ADJ
JJ
compound
Number=Sing
decision
decision
NOUN
NN
obl
Number=Plur
point
points
NOUN
NNS
mark
to
to
PART
TO
advcl
VerbForm=Inf
check
check
VERB
VB
mark
that
that
SCONJ
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Sing
action
action
NOUN
NN
ccomp
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
go
goes
VERB
VBZ
compound:prt
on
on
ADP
RP
mark
as
as
SCONJ
IN
advcl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
intend
intended
VERB
VBN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (ADVP (RB Otherwise)) (NP (DT the) (NN activity)) (VP (MD may) (VP (VB be) (VP (VBN gotten) (PP (IN by) (NP (DT another) (ADJP (RB frequently) (CC and) (RB recently) (VBN used)) (NN programme))) (, ,) (S (VP (VBG resulting) (PP (IN in) (NP (JJ embarrassing) (NNS errors)))))))) (. .)))
Otherwise the activity may be gotten by another frequently and recently used programme, resulting in embarrassing errors.
advmod
otherwise
Otherwise
ADV
RB
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nsubj:pass
Number=Sing
activity
activity
NOUN
NN
aux
VerbForm=Fin
may
may
AUX
MD
aux:pass
VerbForm=Inf
be
be
AUX
VB
root
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
get
gotten
VERB
VBN
case
by
by
ADP
IN
det
another
another
DET
DT
amod
frequently
frequently
ADV
RB
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
advmod
recently
recently
ADV
RB
conj
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
use
used
VERB
VBN
obl
Number=Sing
programme
programme
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
advcl
VerbForm=Ger
result
resulting
VERB
VBG
case
in
in
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
embarrassing
embarrassing
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Plur
error
errors
NOUN
NNS
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
Professor Reason recently persuaded 35 people to keep a diary of all their absent-minded actions for two weeks. When he came to analyze their embarrassing errors, he was surprised to find that nearly all of them fell into a few groups.  One of the women, for instance, on leaving her house for work one morning threw her pet dog her earrings and tried to fix a dog biscuit on her ear. "The explanation for this is that the brain is like a computer," explains the professor. "People programme themselves to do certain activities regularly." It was the woman's custom every morning to throw her dog two biscuits and then put on her earrings. "But somehow the action got reversed in the programme." About one in twenty of the incidents the volunteers reported were these "programme assembly failures."  Twenty percent of all errors were "test failures"--mainly due to not verifying the progress of what the body was doing. A man about to get his car out of the garage passed through the back yard where his garden jacket and boots were kept, put them on--much to his surprise. A woman reported, "I got into the bath with my socks on."  The commonest problem was information "storage failures". People forgot the names of people whose faces they knew, went into a room and forgot why they were there, mislaid something, or smoked a cigarette without realizing it.  The research so far suggests that while the central processor of the brain is liberated from second-to-second control of a well-practiced routine, it must repeatedly switch back its attention at important decision points to check that the action goes on as intended. Otherwise the activity may be gotten by another frequently and recently used programme, resulting in embarrassing errors.