Learned by Reading
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
I asked her several questions: Do you have my five – year plan Do you have an agenda for our Sept. 30, meeting.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBD asked)
(NP (PRP$ her) (JJ several) (NNS questions)) (: :) (SQ (AUX Do)
(NP (PRP you))
(VP (AUX have)
(NP (NP (PRP$ my) (CD five) (: -) (NN year) (NN plan))
(SBAR (S (AUX Do)
(NP (PRP you))
(VP (AUX have)
(NP (NP (DT an) (NN agenda))
(PP (IN for)
(NP (PRP$ our) (NAC (NNP Sept.) (CD 30) (, ,)) (NN meeting)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Neary make Rob Anderson’s speaking points for him – she listed the potential problems of San Francisco’s bike plan and let Anderson elaborate on them – while all of her questions toward Noah Budnick were challenges about rude, law breaking cyclists.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (NNP Neary))
(VP (VB make)
(NP (NP (NNP Rob) (NNP Anderson) (POS 's)) (NN speaking) (NNS points))
(PP (IN for)
(NP (PRP him)))
(PRN (: --)
(S (NP (PRP she))
(VP (VP (VBD listed)
(NP (NP (DT the) (JJ potential) (NNS problems))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NP (NNP San) (NNP Francisco) (POS 's)) (NN bike) (NN plan)))))
(CC and)
(VP (VBD let)
(S (NP (NNP Anderson))
(VP (VB elaborate)
(PP (IN on)
(NP (PRP them)))))
(: --))
(SBAR (IN while)
(S (NP (NP (DT all))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NP (PRP$ her) (NNS questions))
(PP (IN toward)
(NP (NNP Noah) (NNP Budnick)))
(VP (AUX were)
(NP (NP (NNS challenges))
(PP (IN about)
(NP (JJ rude) (, ,) (NN law) (NN breaking) (NNS cyclists)))))
(. .)))
In the British National Corpus:
Donna’s questions had been unceasing, her curiosity boundless.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (NP (NNP Donna) (POS 's)) (NNS questions))
(VP (AUX had)
(VP (AUX been)
(VP (VBG unceasing) (, ,)
(S (NP (PRP$ her) (NN curiosity))
(ADJP (JJ boundless)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
She considers herself a decent judge of character, and although this man has no reason to answer her questions truthfully, she is certain that he does so anyway.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (NP (PRP She))
(VP (VBZ considers)
(NP (PRP herself))
(NP (NP (DT a) (JJ decent) (NN judge))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NN character)))
(, ,) (CC and)
(S (SBAR (IN although)
(S (NP (DT this) (NN man))
(VP (AUX has)
(NP (NP (DT no) (NN reason))
(SBAR (S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB answer)
(NP (PRP$ her) (NNS questions)) (ADVP (RB truthfully))))
(, ,)
(NP (PRP she))
(VP (AUX is)
(ADJP (JJ certain)
(SBAR (IN that)
(S (NP (PRP he))
(VP (AUX does) (ADVP (RB so) (RB anyway)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
She insisted on sending me something as a thank you for answering her questions and since she lives in Australia I thought about light stuff that would not cost her an arm and a leg to ship: the famous Tim Tam cookies, (check her generosity) and ground wattleseed.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (PRP She))
(VP (VBD insisted)
(PP (IN on)
(S (VP (VBG sending)
(NP (PRP me))
(NP (NN something))
(SBAR (SBAR (IN as)
(S (NP (DT a))
(VP (VB thank)
(NP (PRP you))
(PP (IN for)
(S (VP (VBG answering)
(NP (PRP$ her) (NNS questions)))))
(CC and)
(SBAR (IN since)
(S (NP (PRP she))
(VP (VBZ lives)
(PP (IN in)
(NP (NNP Australia))))
(SBAR (S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBD thought)
(PP (IN about)
(NP (NP (JJ light) (NN stuff))
(SBAR (WHNP (WDT that))
(S (VP (MD would) (RB not)
(VP (VB cost)
(NP (PRP her))
(NP (NP (DT an) (NN arm)) (CC and)
(NP (DT a) (NN leg)))
(PP (TO to)
(NP (NP (NN ship)) (: :)
(NP (NP (DT the) (JJ famous) (NNP Tim) (NNP Tam) (NNS cookies)) (PRN (, ,) (-LRB- -LRB-)
(VP (VB check)
(NP (PRP$ her) (NN generosity)))
(-RRB- -RRB-)))
(CC and)
(NP (NN ground) (NN wattleseed)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Looking away from the eyes staring at her, C. J. takes a deep breath before turning to meet Abbey’s questions.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (VP (VBG Looking) (ADVP (RB away)
(PP (IN from)
(S (NP (DT the) (NNS eyes))
(VP (VBG staring)
(PP (IN at)
(NP (PRP her)))
(, ,)
(NP (NNP C) (. .) (NNP J) (. .))
(VP (VBZ takes)
(NP (DT a) (JJ deep) (NN breath))
(PP (IN before)
(S (VP (VBG turning)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB meet)
(NP (NP (NNP Abbey) (POS 's)) (NNS questions)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
“She paused and then, queasy under the weight of her own questions, wished her voice would stop trembling.
(Parse)
(S1 (S ('' ') ('' ')
(NP (PRP She))
(VP (VP (VBD paused)) (CC and) (RB then) (, ,)
(VP (ADJP (JJ queasy))
(PP (IN under)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN weight))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (PRP$ her) (JJ own) (NNS questions)))
(, ,)
(VP (VBD wished)
(SBAR (S (NP (PRP$ her) (NN voice))
(VP (MD would)
(VP (VB stop)
(S (VP (VBG trembling)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Her thick lips pressed into a firm line as she finished the last of her questions before the bell rang.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (PRP$ Her) (JJ thick) (NNS lips))
(VP (VBD pressed)
(PP (IN into)
(NP (DT a) (JJ firm) (NN line)))
(SBAR (IN as)
(S (NP (PRP she))
(VP (VBD finished)
(NP (NP (DT the) (JJ last))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (PRP$ her) (NNS questions))))
(SBAR (IN before)
(S (NP (DT the) (NN bell))
(VP (VBD rang)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Ask her questions and let her ask you the same things.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (VP (VP (VB Ask)
(NP (PRP$ her) (NNS questions)))
(CC and)
(VP (VB let)
(S (NP (PRP her))
(VP (VB ask)
(NP (PRP you))
(NP (DT the) (JJ same) (NNS things)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Ask her questions and let her ask you the same things.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (VP (VP (VB Ask)
(NP (PRP$ her) (NNS questions)))
(CC and)
(VP (VB let)
(S (NP (PRP her))
(VP (VB ask)
(NP (PRP you))
(NP (DT the) (JJ same) (NNS things)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
I don’t get anything she’s saying in class and when I answer her questions I say the dumbest things.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (AUX do) (RB n't)
(VP (VB get)
(NP (NP (NN anything))
(SBAR (S (NP (PRP she))
(VP (AUX 's)
(VP (VBG saying) (UCP (PP (IN in)
(NP (NN class)))
(CC and)
(SBAR (WHADVP (WRB when))
(S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBP answer)
(NP (PRP$ her) (NNS questions))
(S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (VB say)
(NP (DT the) (JJS dumbest) (NNS things)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
When I ask her questions, she pauses and hesitates before answering.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (SBAR (WHADVP (WRB When))
(S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBP ask)
(NP (PRP$ her) (NNS questions)))))
(, ,)
(NP (PRP she))
(VP (VBZ pauses) (CC and) (VBZ hesitates)
(PP (IN before)
(S (VP (VBG answering)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
They began to eat and Romana starting asking Martha questions about her travels with the Doctor, proving herself sympathetic when the younger woman talked about being stuck in 1913 and 1969.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (PRP They))
(VP (VBD began)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB eat)
(S (CC and)
(NP (NNP Romana))
(VP (VP (VBG starting)
(S (VP (VBG asking)
(NP (NP (NNP Martha) (NNS questions))
(PP (IN about)
(NP (NP (PRP$ her) (NNS travels))
(PP (IN with)
(NP (DT the) (NN Doctor)))
(, ,)
(VP (VBG proving)
(NP (PRP herself))
(ADJP (JJ sympathetic))
(SBAR (WHADVP (WRB when))
(S (NP (DT the) (JJR younger) (NN woman))
(VP (VBD talked)
(PP (IN about)
(S (VP (AUXG being)
(VP (VBN stuck)
(PP (IN in)
(NP (CD 1913) (CC and) (CD 1969)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Narcissa continued her questions.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (NNP Narcissa))
(VP (VBD continued)
(NP (PRP$ her) (NNS questions)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
You can discuss almost anything you want’ ask her questions about herself, make a comment about wherever you are, or tell her a funny joke to get her laughing.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (PRP You))
(VP (MD can)
(VP (VB discuss)
(NP (NP (RB almost) (NN anything))
(SBAR (S (NP (PRP you))
(VP (VBP want)
(S (VP (POS ')
(VP (VB ask)
(NP (NP (PRP$ her) (NNS questions))
(PP (IN about)
(NP (PRP herself)))))
(, ,)
(VP (VB make)
(NP (NP (DT a) (NN comment))
(PP (IN about)
(SBAR (WHADVP (WRB wherever))
(S (NP (PRP you))
(VP (AUX are))))
(, ,) (CC or)
(VP (VB tell)
(NP (PRP her))
(NP (DT a) (JJ funny) (NN joke))
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB get)
(S (NP (PRP her))
(VP (VBG laughing)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
In doing so I’m starting to ask her questions and then she feels involved.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (PP (IN In)
(S (VP (VBG doing) (ADVP (RB so)))))
(NP (PRP I))
(VP (AUX 'm)
(VP (VBG starting)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB ask)
(NP (PRP$ her) (NNS questions)))))
(CC and)
(S (ADVP (RB then))
(NP (PRP she))
(VP (VBZ feels)
(ADJP (JJ involved))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Ask her questions.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (VP (VB Ask)
(NP (PRP$ her) (NNS questions)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
He asked her much more difficult questions and the questions were more adversarial.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (NP (PRP He))
(VP (VBD asked)
(NP (PRP$ her)
(ADJP (RB much) (JJR more)) (JJ difficult) (NNS questions))))
(CC and)
(S (NP (DT the) (NNS questions))
(VP (AUX were)
(ADJP (RBR more) (JJ adversarial))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
I answered her questions, completely confused about the hows and the whats, specifically how did she know my number / name, and what the hell was that about?
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBD answered)
(NP (PRP$ her) (NNS questions)) (, ,)
(ADJP (RB completely) (JJ confused)
(PP (IN about)
(NP (DT the) (NNS hows) (CC and) (DT the) (NNS whats)))
(, ,) (RB specifically) (SBARQ (WHADVP (WRB how)) (SQ (AUX did)
(NP (PRP she))
(VP (VP (VB know)
(NP (PRP$ my) (NN number) (NN /) (NN name)))
(, ,) (CC and)
(SBAR (WHNP (WP what))
(S (NP (DT the) (NN hell))
(VP (AUX was)
(PP (DT that) (IN about))))
(. ?))))
In the British National Corpus:
Jessica answered her questions, but not always with consistency.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (NNP Jessica))
(VP (VBD answered)
(NP (NP (PRP$ her) (NNS questions)) (PRN (, ,) (CC but)
(ADJP (RB not) (RB always)
(PP (IN with)
(NP (NN consistency))))
(. .)))
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