Learned by Reading
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Because of this, we’ve gone cold turkey, and Will is using the potty.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (PP (IN Because) (IN of)
(NP (DT this)))
(, ,)
(S (NP (PRP we))
(VP (AUX 've)
(VP (VBN gone)
(NP (JJ cold) (NN turkey)))))
(, ,) (CC and)
(S (NP (NNP Will))
(VP (AUX is)
(VP (VBG using)
(NP (DT the) (NN potty)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
The big playground has been our most tangible incentive for potty – training; however, I feel that Bryce still doesn’t understand why he can *n’t go to the big playground immediately after each time he uses the potty at school.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (NP (DT The) (JJ big) (NN playground))
(VP (AUX has)
(VP (AUX been)
(NP (PRP$ our)
(ADJP (RBS most) (JJ tangible)) (NN incentive))
(PP (IN for)
(NP (NN potty) (: -) (NN training)))
(: ;)
(S (ADVP (RB however)) (, ,)
(NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBP feel)
(SBAR (IN that)
(S (NP (NNP Bryce)) (ADVP (RB still))
(VP (AUX does) (RB n't)
(VP (VB understand)
(SBAR (WHADVP (WRB why))
(S (NP (PRP he))
(VP (MD can)
(S (NP (NNP *))
(VP (RB n't)
(VP (VB go)
(PP (TO to)
(NP (DT the) (JJ big) (NN playground)))
(PP (ADVP (RB immediately)) (IN after)
(NP (NP (DT each) (NN time))
(SBAR (S (NP (PRP he))
(VP (VBZ uses)
(NP (DT the) (NN potty))
(PP (IN at)
(NP (NN school)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
He still goes in his diaper, but he also uses the potty regularly.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (NP (PRP He)) (ADVP (RB still))
(VP (VBZ goes)
(PP (IN in)
(NP (PRP$ his) (NN diaper)))))
(, ,) (CC but)
(S (NP (PRP he)) (ADVP (RB also))
(VP (VBZ uses)
(NP (DT the) (NN potty)) (ADVP (RB regularly))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Xany was getting ready to go back to daycare after my maternity leave & excited that he was using the potty because that meant he could go to the preschool room. 3.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (NNP Xany))
(VP (AUX was)
(VP (VBG getting)
(ADJP (JJ ready)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB go) (ADVP (RB back))
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB daycare)
(PP (IN after)
(NP (PRP$ my) (JJ maternity) (NN leave) (CC &) (JJ excited)))
(SBAR (IN that)
(S (NP (PRP he))
(VP (AUX was)
(VP (VBG using)
(NP (DT the) (NN potty))
(SBAR (IN because)
(S (NP (DT that))
(VP (VBD meant)
(SBAR (S (NP (PRP he))
(VP (MD could)
(VP (VB go)
(PP (TO to)
(NP (DT the) (JJ preschool) (NN room) (. .) (CD 3)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
While Kevin and I were out grocery shopping Paije told Cole that if he used the potty we would take him to Busch Gardens – so he went in the bathroom and peed.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (SBAR (IN While)
(S (NP (NNP Kevin) (CC and) (PRP I))
(VP (VBD were) (PRT (RP out))
(NP (NN grocery) (NN shopping))
(SBAR (S (NP (NNP Paije))
(VP (VBD told)
(NP (NNP Cole))
(SBAR (IN that)
(S (SBAR (IN if)
(S (NP (PRP he))
(VP (VBD used)
(NP (DT the) (NN potty)))))
(NP (PRP we))
(VP (MD would)
(VP (VB take)
(NP (PRP him))
(PP (TO to)
(NP (NNP Busch) (NNPS Gardens))))
(: -) (ADVP (RB so))
(NP (PRP he))
(VP (VP (VBD went)
(PP (IN in)
(NP (DT the) (NN bathroom))))
(CC and)
(VP (VBD peed)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
So, he was using the big potty and? but we decided we needed to buy him a potty his own size, just in case he decides to try number 2, so that he has his feet planted firmly on the ground.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (ADVP (RB So)) (, ,)
(NP (PRP he))
(VP (AUX was)
(VP (VBG using)
(NP (DT the) (JJ big) (NN potty)) (CC and)))
(. ?)) (CC but)
(S (NP (PRP we))
(VP (VBD decided)
(SBAR (S (NP (PRP we))
(VP (VBD needed)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB buy)
(NP (PRP him))
(NP (DT a) (NN potty))
(NP (PRP$ his) (JJ own) (NN size)) (, ,)
(SBAR (RB just) (IN in) (NN case)
(S (NP (PRP he))
(VP (VBZ decides)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB try)
(NP (NN number) (CD 2)))))
(, ,)
(SBAR (RB so) (IN that)
(S (NP (PRP he))
(VP (AUX has)
(S (NP (PRP$ his) (NNS feet))
(VP (VBN planted) (ADVP (RB firmly))
(PP (IN on)
(NP (DT the) (NN ground))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Caleb used the potty as a hat Caleb can speak so much better now and he can repeat clearly almost any word you ask him to.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (NNP Caleb))
(VP (VBD used)
(NP (DT the) (NN potty))
(SBAR (IN as)
(S (S (NP (DT a) (NN hat) (NNP Caleb))
(VP (MD can)
(VP (VB speak) (ADVP (RB so) (RB much)) (ADVP (RBR better) (RB now)))))
(CC and)
(S (NP (PRP he))
(VP (MD can)
(VP (VB repeat) (ADVP (RB clearly))
(NP (NP (RB almost) (DT any) (NN word))
(SBAR (S (NP (PRP you))
(VP (VBP ask)
(NP (PRP him))
(PP (TO to)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
I mentioned again, that if he would use the potty inside I would be happy to leave the diaper off.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBD mentioned) (ADVP (RB again)) (, ,)
(SBAR (IN that)
(S (SBAR (IN if)
(S (NP (PRP he))
(VP (MD would)
(VP (VB use)
(NP (DT the) (NN potty)) (ADVP (RB inside)))
(NP (PRP I))
(VP (MD would)
(VP (AUX be)
(ADJP (JJ happy)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB leave)
(NP (DT the) (NN diaper)) (PRT (RP off)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
He’s been using the potty during the day for quite some time but still wears a pull up at night.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (PRP He))
(VP (VP (AUX 's)
(VP (AUX been)
(VP (VBG using)
(NP (DT the) (NN potty))
(PP (IN during)
(NP (DT the) (NN day)))
(PP (IN for)
(NP (RB quite) (DT some) (NN time)))
(CC but)
(VP (ADVP (RB still)) (VBZ wears)
(NP (DT a) (NN pull)) (PRT (RP up))
(PP (IN at)
(NP (NN night)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
To help Tanner with his potty training, I decided to make him a chart that offered rewards for each time he used the potty.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (VP (TO To)
(VP (VB help)
(NP (NNP Tanner))
(PP (IN with)
(NP (PRP$ his) (JJ potty) (NN training)))
(, ,)
(NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBD decided)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB make)
(S (NP (PRP him))
(NP (NP (DT a) (NN chart))
(SBAR (WHNP (WDT that))
(S (VP (VBD offered)
(NP (NP (NNS rewards))
(PP (IN for)
(NP (NP (DT each) (NN time))
(SBAR (S (NP (PRP he))
(VP (VBD used)
(NP (DT the) (NN potty)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Because of this, we’ve gone cold turkey, and Will is using the potty.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (PP (IN Because) (IN of)
(NP (DT this)))
(, ,)
(S (NP (PRP we))
(VP (AUX 've)
(VP (VBN gone)
(NP (JJ cold) (NN turkey)))))
(, ,) (CC and)
(S (NP (NNP Will))
(VP (AUX is)
(VP (VBG using)
(NP (DT the) (NN potty)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
He doesn’t use the potty, he has to use his play time to do laundry.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (NP (PRP He))
(VP (AUX does) (RB n't)
(VP (VB use)
(NP (DT the) (NN potty)))))
(, ,)
(NP (PRP he))
(VP (AUX has)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB use)
(NP (PRP$ his) (NN play) (NN time))
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (AUX do)
(NP (NN laundry)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
He finally used the potty!
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (PRP He)) (ADVP (RB finally))
(VP (VBD used)
(NP (DT the) (NN potty)))
(. !)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
I also made a lovely little chart, upon which he gets to place a sticker for every time that he uses the potty.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (PRP I)) (ADVP (RB also))
(VP (VBD made)
(NP (NP (DT a) (JJ lovely) (JJ little) (NN chart)) (, ,)
(SBAR (WHPP (IN upon) (WHNP (WDT which)))
(S (NP (PRP he))
(VP (VBZ gets)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB place)
(NP (DT a) (NN sticker))
(PP (IN for)
(NP (DT every) (NN time)))
(SBAR (IN that)
(S (NP (PRP he))
(VP (VBZ uses)
(NP (DT the) (NN potty))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
To help Tanner with his potty training, I decided to make him a chart that offered rewards for each time he used the potty.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (VP (TO To)
(VP (VB help)
(NP (NNP Tanner))
(PP (IN with)
(NP (PRP$ his) (JJ potty) (NN training)))
(, ,)
(NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBD decided)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB make)
(S (NP (PRP him))
(NP (NP (DT a) (NN chart))
(SBAR (WHNP (WDT that))
(S (VP (VBD offered)
(NP (NP (NNS rewards))
(PP (IN for)
(NP (NP (DT each) (NN time))
(SBAR (S (NP (PRP he))
(VP (VBD used)
(NP (DT the) (NN potty)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Update: He’s actually using the potty!
(Parse)
(S1 (NP (NP (NN Update)) (: :)
(S (NP (PRP He))
(VP (AUX 's) (ADVP (RB actually))
(VP (VBG using)
(NP (DT the) (NN potty)))))
(. !)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Elmo totally uses the potty.”) Tommy is still ignoring our frantic – happy potty talk, perhaps recognizing bull – poop when he hears it, but in spite of us he is showing readiness for the potty: dry diapers in the morning, telling us when he needs a clean diaper, and demonstrating apparent joy when he learned to make fantastic geysers, on purpose, in the bathtub.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (NP (NNP Elmo)) (ADVP (RB totally))
(VP (VBZ uses)
(NP (DT the) (NN potty))))
(. .) ('' ') ('' ') (-RRB- -RRB-)
(NP (NNP Tommy))
(VP (AUX is) (ADVP (RB still))
(VP (VP (VBG ignoring)
(NP (PRP$ our) (JJ frantic) (: -) (JJ happy) (NN potty) (NN talk)))
(, ,)
(VP (ADVP (RB perhaps)) (VBG recognizing)
(NP (NP (NN bull)) (: -)
(NP (NP (NN poop))
(SBAR (WHADVP (WRB when))
(S (S (NP (PRP he))
(VP (VBZ hears)
(NP (PRP it))))
(, ,) (CC but)
(S (PP (IN in)
(NP (NP (NN spite))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (PRP us)))))
(NP (PRP he))
(VP (AUX is)
(VP (VBG showing)
(NP (NN readiness))
(PP (IN for)
(NP (DT the) (NN potty)))
(: :)
(NP (JJ dry) (NNS diapers)))
(PP (IN in)
(NP (DT the) (NN morning))))
(, ,)
(VP (VBG telling)
(NP (PRP us))
(SBAR (WHADVP (WRB when))
(S (NP (PRP he))
(VP (VBZ needs)
(NP (DT a) (JJ clean) (NN diaper)))
(, ,) (CC and)
(VP (VBG demonstrating)
(NP (JJ apparent) (NN joy))
(SBAR (WHADVP (WRB when))
(S (NP (PRP he))
(VP (VBD learned)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB make)
(NP (NP (JJ fantastic) (NNS geysers)) (, ,)
(PP (IN on)
(NP (NN purpose)))
(, ,))
(PP (IN in)
(NP (DT the) (NN bathtub)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
One lovely morning, BM and I are mentally duking it out over whether or not he will use the potty prior to getting into the car to go to daycare.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (CD One) (JJ lovely) (NN morning)) (, ,)
(NP (NNP BM) (CC and) (NNP I))
(VP (AUX are) (ADVP (RB mentally))
(VP (VBG duking)
(NP (PRP it)) (PRT (RP out))
(PP (IN over)
(SBAR (IN whether) (CC or) (RB not)
(S (NP (PRP he))
(VP (MD will)
(VP (VB use)
(NP (DT the) (NN potty)) (ADVP (RB prior)
(PP (TO to)
(S (VP (VBG getting)
(PP (IN into)
(NP (DT the) (NN car)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB go)
(PP (TO to)
(ADJP (JJ daycare))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
“When mommy grows up: Samuel, very proud of the fact he can now use the potty standing up, told me condescendingly, “Maybe someday you’ll learn to use the potty standing up, Mommy “Baby nutrition: Sam is always interested in how much Ruby is eating when we feed her, so I always tell him’ ’ 4 oz’ ‘or’’ 5oz’ ’. The other day he kept asking, “How many ‘announcements’ is Ruby eating?
(Parse)
(S1 (S ('' ') (: ')
(SBAR (WHADVP (WRB When))
(S (NP (NN mommy))
(VP (VBZ grows) (PRT (RP up)))))
(: :)
(NP (NP (NNP Samuel)) (, ,)
(ADJP (RB very) (JJ proud)
(PP (IN of)
(NP (DT the) (NN fact)
(SBAR (S (NP (PRP he))
(VP (MD can) (ADVP (RB now))
(VP (VB use)
(NP (DT the) (NN potty))
(S (VP (VBG standing) (PRT (RP up)))))
(, ,))
(VP (VBD told)
(NP (PRP me)) (ADVP (RB condescendingly)) (PRN (, ,) ('' ') ('' ')
(S (ADVP (RB Maybe)) (ADVP (RB someday))
(NP (PRP you))
(VP (MD 'll)
(VP (VB learn)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB use)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN potty))
(VP (VBG standing) (PRT (RP up)) (, ,)
(NP (NP (NNP Mommy) (POS ')) (: ')
(NP (NNP Baby) (NN nutrition)) (: :)
(S (NP (NNP Sam))
(VP (AUX is) (ADVP (RB always))
(ADJP (JJ interested)
(PP (IN in)
(SBAR (WHNP (WRB how) (JJ much))
(S (NP (NNP Ruby))
(VP (AUX is)
(VP (VBG eating)
(SBAR (WHADVP (WRB when))
(S (S (NP (PRP we))
(VP (VB feed)
(NP (PRP her))))
(, ,) (CC so)
(S (NP (PRP I)) (ADVP (RB always))
(VP (VB tell)
(NP (PRP him)))))
(: ') ('' ') (NX (CD 4) (NNP oz) (POS ') (POS ') (CC or)) ('' ') (: ')
(NP (NNP 5oz) (POS ')) (: ')))
(. .)))
(NP (NP (DT The) (JJ other) (NN day))
(SBAR (S (NP (PRP he))
(VP (VBD kept)
(S (VP (VBG asking)))
(, ,) ('' ') ('' ')
(SBAR (WHADJP (WRB How) (JJ many) ('' '))
(S (NP (NNS announcements) (POS '))
(VP (AUX is)
(NP (NNP Ruby) (NN eating))))
(. ?)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Currently, we are using a potty chart and each time Mikey uses the potty, he puts a sticker on it.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (ADVP (RB Currently)) (, ,)
(NP (PRP we))
(VP (VBP are)
(VP (VBG using)
(NP (NP (DT a) (NN potty) (NN chart)) (CC and)
(NP (NP (DT each) (NN time))
(SBAR (S (NP (NNP Mikey))
(VP (VBZ uses)
(NP (DT the) (NN potty)) (, ,)
(SBAR (S (NP (PRP he))
(VP (VBZ puts)
(NP (DT a) (NN sticker))
(PP (IN on)
(NP (PRP it))))
(. .)))
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