Learned by Reading
In Wikipedia:
“Your writers can come up with good storylines that the general public would watch and not be offended by.
(Parse)
(S1 (S ('' '')
(NP (PRP$ Your) (NNS writers))
(VP (MD can)
(VP (VB come) (PRT (RP up))
(PP (IN with)
(NP (JJ good) (NNS storylines)))
(SBAR (IN that)
(S (NP (DT the) (JJ general) (NN public))
(VP (MD would)
(VP (VB watch) (CC and) (RB not) (AUX be)
(VP (VBN offended)
(PP (IN by)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
My other favorite writers – only app, PageFour eschews everything like tables and graphs for a less cluttered interface.
(Parse)
(S1 (FRAG (NP (PRP$ My) (JJ other) (JJ favorite) (NNS writers)) (: -)
(S (NP (RB only) (NN app)) (, ,)
(NP (NNP PageFour))
(VP (VBZ eschews)
(NP (NN everything))
(PP (IN like)
(NP (NNS tables) (CC and) (NNS graphs)))
(PP (IN for)
(NP (DT a)
(ADJP (RBR less) (JJ cluttered)) (NNP interface)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
I think he possibly found me thanks to my Writers on the Range piece “Democrats could play the donkey card’ ’ and I thought he was looking for comments on the use of Western icons to promote the Democratic National Convention.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBP think)
(SBAR (S (NP (PRP he)) (ADVP (RB possibly))
(VP (VBD found)
(NP (PRP me))
(NP (NP (NNS thanks))
(PP (TO to)
(NP (PRP$ my) (NNS Writers))))
(PP (IN on)
(NP (DT the) (NNP Range) (NN piece))))
(: ') ('' ')
(S (NP (NNPS Democrats))
(VP (MD could)
(VP (VB play)
(NP (DT the) (NN donkey) (NN card)))))
(: ') ('' ') (CC and)
(S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBD thought)
(SBAR (S (NP (PRP he))
(VP (AUX was)
(VP (VBG looking)
(PP (IN for)
(NP (NP (NNS comments))
(PP (IN on)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN use))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NNP Western) (NNS icons)))
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB promote)
(NP (DT the) (NNP Democratic) (NNP National) (NNP Convention)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
“Matt sez, “One of my favorite writers, Caitlin R. Kiernan, was the subject of verbal abuse, profanity and homophobic remarks from some sort of security guard when she and her companion went to visit H. P. Lovecraft’s grave.
(Parse)
(S1 (FRAG (: ') ('' ')
(NP (NNP Matt) (NNP sez)) (PRN (, ,) ('' ') ('' ')
(S (NP (NP (NP (CD One))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (PRP$ my) (JJ favorite) (NNS writers))))
(, ,)
(NP (NP (NNP Caitlin) (SYM R) (. .))
(NP (NNP Kiernan)))
(, ,))
(VP (AUX was)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN subject))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NP (JJ verbal) (NN abuse)) (, ,)
(NP (NN profanity)) (CC and)
(NP (JJ homophobic) (NNS remarks)))))
(PP (IN from)
(NP (NP (DT some) (NN sort))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NN security) (NN guard)))))
(SBAR (WHADVP (WRB when))
(S (NP (NP (PRP she)) (CC and)
(NP (PRP$ her) (NN companion)))
(VP (VBD went)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB visit)
(NP (NNP H)))
(. .)))
(INTJ (UH P)) (. .)
(NP (NP (NNP Lovecraft) (POS 's)) (NN grave)) (. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
These are the five roadnotes asked me: 1) Who are three of your favorite writers? (Not necessarily the top three, mind you.)
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (DT These))
(VP (AUX are)
(NP (NP (DT the) (CD five) (NNS roadnotes))
(VP (VBD asked)
(NP (PRP me)))
(PRN (: :) (CD 1) (-RRB- -RRB-))
(SBAR (WHNP (WP Who))
(S (VP (AUX are)
(NP (NP (CD three))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (PRP$ your) (JJ favorite) (NNS writers)))
(. ?) (PRN (-LRB- -LRB-) (ADVP (RB Not) (RB necessarily))
(NP (DT the) (JJ top) (CD three)) (, ,))
(VP (VB mind)
(NP (PRP you)))
(. .) (-RRB- -RRB-)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
On the eve of Nebraska’s fall camp, one of my favorite writers on the Huskers beat, Sam McKewon of The State Paper looks at a number of key issues for the 2008 squad.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (PP (IN On)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN eve))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NP (NNP Nebraska) (POS 's)) (NN fall) (NN camp)))))
(, ,)
(NP (NP (CD one))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (PRP$ my) (JJ favorite) (NNS writers))))
(PP (IN on)
(NP (DT the) (NNPS Huskers) (NN beat)))
(, ,)
(NP (NP (NNP Sam) (NNP McKewon))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (DT The) (NNP State) (NN Paper))))
(VP (VBZ looks)
(PP (IN at)
(NP (NP (DT a) (NN number))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NP (JJ key) (NNS issues))
(PP (IN for)
(NP (DT the) (CD 2008) (NN squad)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Ragnell, one of my favourite writers about comics, sums up the’ why voting against Sarah Palin is the feminist option’ argument rather beautifully Matt Damon makes the classic statement “I want to know if it’s true she thinks dinosaurs were still around four thousand years ago, cos she’s gonna have the nuclear codes…
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (NP (NNP Ragnell)) (, ,)
(NP (NP (CD one))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NP (PRP$ my) (JJ favourite) (NNS writers))
(PP (IN about)
(NP (NN comics)))
(, ,))
(VP (VBZ sums) (PRT (RP up))
(NP (DT the) (PRN (: ')
(SBAR (WHADVP (WRB why))
(S (S (VP (VBG voting)
(PP (IN against)
(NP (NNP Sarah) (NNP Palin)))))
(VP (AUX is)
(NP (DT the) (JJ feminist) (NN option)))))
(: ')) (NN argument)) (ADVP (RB rather) (RB beautifully))
(SBAR (S (NP (NNP Matt) (NNP Damon))
(VP (VBZ makes)
(NP (DT the) (JJ classic) (NN statement)))
(: ') ('' ')
(S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBP want)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB know)
(SBAR (IN if)
(S (NP (PRP it))
(VP (AUX 's)
(ADJP (JJ true))
(SBAR (S (NP (PRP she))
(VP (VBZ thinks)
(SBAR (S (NP (NNS dinosaurs))
(VP (AUX were) (ADVP (RB still)) (ADVP (NP (QP (IN around) (CD four) (CD thousand)) (NNS years)) (RB ago)) (, ,)
(SBAR (NNP cos)
(S (NP (PRP she))
(VP (AUX 's) (ADVP (RB gonna))
(VP (AUX have)
(NP (DT the) (JJ nuclear) (NNS codes)) (ADVP (RB ..)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
I know it’s not much to be excited about, but it’s still cool!, the blog has turned 4 months and a half! thanks to ALL my writers and fan and ADORING girl fans who have a CRUSH on me!
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBP know)
(SBAR (S (NP (PRP it))
(VP (AUX 's)
(ADJP (RB not) (JJ much))
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (AUX be)
(NP (NP (ADJP (JJ excited)
(PP (IN about) (PRN (, ,)
(S (CC but)
(NP (PRP it))
(VP (AUX 's) (ADVP (RB still))
(ADJP (JJ cool)))
(. !)) (, ,))
(S (NP (DT the) (NN blog))
(VP (VBZ has)
(VP (VBN turned)
(NP (NP (CD 4) (NNS months)) (CC and)
(NP (DT a) (NN half)))
(. !)))
(NNS thanks))
(PP (TO to)
(NP (NP (PDT ALL) (PRP$ my) (NNS writers) (CC and) (NN fan) (CC and) (JJ ADORING) (NN girl) (NNS fans))
(SBAR (WHNP (WP who))
(S (VP (AUX have)
(NP (NP (DT a) (NN CRUSH))
(PP (IN on)
(NP (PRP me)))))
(. !)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
What a bunch of wussies your writers are to shy away from all the evil this man did just because he’s dead.
(Parse)
(S1 (FRAG (WHNP (WP What))
(NP (NP (DT a) (NN bunch))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NP (NNS wussies))
(SBAR (S (NP (PRP$ your) (NNS writers))
(VP (AUX are)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB shy) (ADVP (RB away)
(PP (IN from)
(NP (NP (PDT all) (DT the) (NN evil))
(SBAR (S (NP (DT this) (NN man))
(VP (AUX did) (ADVP (RB just))
(SBAR (IN because)
(S (NP (PRP he))
(VP (AUX 's)
(ADJP (JJ dead)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
See – dubya, probably the most prolific and readable’ ’ guest blogger “I’ve ever seen and one of my favorite writers on the web, is packing it in.
(Parse)
(S1 (FRAG (NP (NNP See)) (: -) (INTJ (UH dubya)) (, ,)
(NP (NP (RB probably) (DT the)
(ADJP (RBS most) (JJ prolific) (CC and) (JJ readable)) ('' ') ('' ') (JJ guest) (NN blogger) (POS ')) (: ')
(S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (VP (AUX 've) (ADVP (RB ever))
(VP (VBN seen)))
(CC and)
(VP (NP (NP (CD one))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (PRP$ my) (JJ favorite) (NNS writers))))
(PP (IN on)
(NP (DT the) (NN web)))
(, ,) (AUX is)
(VP (VBG packing)
(NP (PRP it)) (PRT (RP in))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
David Toop is one of my favorite writers.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (NNP David) (NNP Toop))
(VP (AUX is)
(NP (NP (CD one))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (PRP$ my) (JJ favorite) (NNS writers)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
One of my favorite writers in English, Anne Marsella, has just published a novel in French; you can read an excerpt of Patsy Boone here, as well as the interview I did with her, here.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (NP (NP (NP (CD One))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NP (PRP$ my) (JJ favorite) (NNS writers))
(PP (IN in)
(NP (NNP English)))
(, ,)
(NP (NNP Anne) (NNP Marsella)) (, ,))
(VP (AUX has) (ADVP (RB just))
(VP (VBN published)
(NP (DT a) (NN novel))
(PP (IN in)
(NP (NNP French)))
(: ;)
(S (NP (PRP you))
(VP (MD can)
(VP (VB read)
(NP (NP (DT an) (NN excerpt))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NNP Patsy) (NNP Boone))))
(ADVP (RB here)) (, ,) (ADVP (ADVP (RB as) (RB well))
(SBAR (IN as)
(S (NP (DT the) (NN interview))
(NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBD did)
(PP (IN with)
(NP (PRP her)))
(, ,) (ADVP (RB here)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
At what time the bodies as to The very model – Moll writers usher in in contemplation of collect, Lola starts asking insubstantial questions: Are the murders luminous?
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (S (PP (IN At)
(NP (WP what) (NN time)))
(NP (DT the) (NNS bodies))
(PP (IN as)
(PP (TO to)
(NP (DT The) (JJ very) (NN model))))
(: -)
(NP (NNP Moll) (NNS writers))
(VP (VB usher) (PRT (RP in))
(PP (IN in)
(NP (NP (NN contemplation))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (VB collect))))
(, ,)
(NP (NNP Lola))
(VP (VBZ starts)
(S (VP (VBG asking)
(NP (JJ insubstantial) (NNS questions)))
(: :) (SQ (AUX Are)
(NP (DT the) (NNS murders))
(ADJP (JJ luminous)) (. ?))))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
I’ve only read three stories, but Alison MacLeod is fast becoming one of my favourite writers.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (AUX 've) (ADVP (RB only))
(VP (VBN read)
(NP (CD three) (NNS stories)))))
(, ,) (CC but)
(S (NP (NNP Alison) (NNP MacLeod))
(VP (AUX is)
(VP (ADVP (RB fast)) (VBG becoming)
(NP (NP (CD one))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (PRP$ my) (JJ favourite) (NNS writers))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Comments from my JL writers are appreciated.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (NP (NNS Comments))
(PP (IN from)
(NP (PRP$ my) (JJ JL) (NNS writers))))
(VP (AUX are)
(VP (VBN appreciated)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
One of my new favorite writers is Alice Hoffman.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (NP (CD One))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (PRP$ my) (JJ new) (JJ favorite) (NNS writers))))
(VP (AUX is)
(NP (NNP Alice) (NNP Hoffman)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
I’d unwittingly gotten a place two blocks away from one of my favorite contemporary writers, Richard Ford, only to discover that he and his wife had moved to the French Quarter.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (AUX 'd) (ADVP (RB unwittingly))
(VP (VBN gotten)
(NP (DT a) (NN place)) (ADVP (NP (CD two) (NNS blocks)) (RB away)
(PP (IN from)
(NP (NP (NP (CD one))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (PRP$ my) (JJ favorite) (JJ contemporary) (NNS writers))))
(, ,)
(NP (NNP Richard) (NNP Ford)))))
(, ,)
(S (ADVP (RB only))
(VP (TO to)
(VP (VB discover)
(SBAR (IN that)
(S (NP (NP (PRP he)) (CC and)
(NP (PRP$ his) (NN wife)))
(VP (AUX had)
(VP (VBN moved)
(PP (TO to)
(NP (DT the) (NNP French) (NN Quarter)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
I also like reading the amazing unpublished stories on this site? and I like helping out my fellow writers.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (NP (PRP I)) (ADVP (RB also))
(VP (VBP like)
(VP (VBG reading)
(NP (NP (DT the) (JJ amazing) (JJ unpublished) (NNS stories))
(PP (IN on)
(NP (DT this) (NN site)))
(. ?)) (CC and)
(S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBP like)
(VP (VBG helping) (PRT (RP out))
(NP (PRP$ my) (JJ fellow) (NNS writers)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
John Carney at Dealbreaker – one of my favorite financial writers out there – had an interesting take on Freddie’s successful debt sale Monday.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (NP (NNP John) (NNP Carney))
(PP (IN at)
(NP (NN Dealbreaker)))
(PRN (: --)
(NP (NP (CD one))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (PRP$ my) (JJ favorite) (JJ financial) (NNS writers)))
(PP (IN out)
(NP (EX there))))
(: --)))
(VP (AUX had)
(NP (NP (DT an) (JJ interesting) (NN take))
(PP (IN on)
(NP (NP (NP (NNP Freddie) (POS 's)) (JJ successful) (NN debt) (NN sale))
(NP (NNP Monday)))
(. .)))
And 5,197 more sentences.