And this was simply his opening gambit; he would start talking about that he had been out late the night before drinking.
1	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	7:cc	_
2	this	this	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	7	nsubj	7:nsubj	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	7:cop	_
4	simply	simply	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	7:advmod	_
5	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	7:nmod:poss	_
6	opening	open	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	amod	7:amod	_
7	gambit	gambit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	0:root	SpaceAfter=No
8	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	7:punct	_
9	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	11:nsubj|12:nsubj:xsubj	_
10	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	11:aux	_
11	start	start	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	conj	7:conj:and	_
12	talking	talk	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	11	xcomp	11:xcomp	_
13	about	about	SCONJ	IN	_	18	mark	18:mark	_
14	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	18	mark	18:mark	_
15	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	nsubj	18:nsubj	_
16	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	18	aux	18:aux	_
17	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	18	cop	18:cop	_
18	out	out	ADV	RB	_	12	advcl	12:advcl:that	_
19	late	late	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	18	advmod	18:advmod	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	21:det	_
21	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obl:tmod	18:obl:tmod	_
22	before	before	ADV	RB	_	21	advmod	21:advmod	_
23	drinking	drink	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	18	advcl	18:advcl	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	7:punct	_
