Learned by Reading
In Wikipedia:
Dorothy sings “It’s a Good Life” on television with the Muppets as the film ends.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (NNP Dorothy))
(VP (VP (VBZ sings)) ('' '')
(SBAR (S (NP (PRP It))
(VP (AUX 's)
(NP (NP (DT a) (JJ Good) (NN Life)) ('' '')
(PP (IN on)
(NP (NP (NN television))
(PP (IN with)
(NP (DT the) (NNPS Muppets)))
(SBAR (IN as)
(S (NP (DT the) (NN film))
(VP (VBZ ends)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
She sang half of?
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (PRP She))
(VP (VBD sang) (ADVP (NN half) (IN of)))
(. ?)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Oh woe is me, They walk to the front of the stage arm in arm and then she sings You put shame on me son!
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (INTJ (UH Oh))
(NP (NN woe))
(VP (AUX is)
(NP (PRP me))))
(, ,)
(NP (PRP They))
(VP (VBP walk)
(PP (TO to)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN front))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (DT the) (NN stage) (NN arm)))))
(PP (IN in)
(NP (NP (NN arm) (CC and) (RB then))
(SBAR (S (NP (PRP she))
(VP (VBZ sings)
(SBAR (S (NP (PRP You))
(VP (VBP put)
(NP (NN shame))
(PP (IN on)
(NP (PRP me) (NN son)))
(. !)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
I never knew she could sing so well, but those harmonies she did with Gaki were just amazing.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (NP (PRP I)) (ADVP (RB never))
(VP (VBD knew)
(SBAR (S (NP (PRP she))
(VP (MD could)
(VP (VB sing) (ADVP (RB so) (RB well)))))
(, ,) (CC but)
(S (NP (NP (DT those) (NNS harmonies))
(SBAR (S (NP (PRP she))
(VP (AUX did)
(PP (IN with)
(NP (NNP Gaki))))
(VP (AUX were)
(ADJP (RB just) (JJ amazing))))
(. .)))
In Wikipedia:
Although females do not sing, they also learn to recognise the song, and chose males with the same song, thus perpetuating the link between each species of indigobird and firefinch.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (SBAR (IN Although)
(S (NP (NNS females))
(VP (AUX do) (RB not)
(VP (VB sing)))))
(, ,)
(NP (PRP they)) (ADVP (RB also))
(VP (VBP learn)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VP (VB recognise)
(NP (DT the) (NN song)))
(, ,) (CC and)
(VP (VBD chose)
(NP (NP (NNS males))
(PP (IN with)
(NP (DT the) (JJ same) (NN song)))))
(, ,)
(S (ADVP (RB thus))
(VP (VBG perpetuating)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN link))
(PP (IN between)
(NP (NP (DT each) (NNS species))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NN indigobird) (CC and) (NN firefinch)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Barbra Streisand sing and spoke out tonight for Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama at a star studded fundraiser in Beverly Hills.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (NNP Barbra) (NNP Streisand))
(VP (VB sing) (CC and) (VBD spoke) (PRT (RP out))
(NP (NN tonight))
(PP (IN for)
(NP (NNP Democratic) (JJ presidential) (NN candidate) (NNP Barack) (NNP Obama)))
(PP (IN at)
(NP (NP (DT a) (JJ star) (VBN studded) (NN fundraiser))
(PP (IN in)
(NP (NNP Beverly) (NNP Hills)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
This was followed by a group of females, singing and dancing very gracefully.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (DT This))
(VP (AUX was)
(VP (VBN followed)
(PP (IN by)
(NP (NP (DT a) (NN group))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NP (NNS females)) (, ,)
(VP (VBG singing) (CC and) (VBG dancing) (ADVP (RB very) (RB gracefully)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Then we see her whole body as she loudly sings “Nick is kids!
(Parse)
(S1 (S (ADVP (RB Then))
(NP (PRP we))
(VP (VBP see)
(NP (PRP$ her) (JJ whole) (NN body))
(SBAR (IN as)
(S (NP (PRP she)) (ADVP (RB loudly))
(VP (VBZ sings) (PRN ('' ') ('' ')
(S (NP (NNP Nick))
(VP (AUX is)
(NP (NNS kids)))
(. !)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
She sang’ Get it On’ all the way back.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (PRP She))
(VP (VBD sang) (: ') (SQ (VP (VBP Get)
(NP (PRP it)) (PRT (RP On)) ('' ')
(NP (PDT all) (DT the) (NN way)) (ADVP (RB back)))))
(. .)))
In Wikipedia:
Females sing occasionally and briefly (Davis 2001).
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (NNS Females))
(VP (VP (VBP sing) (ADVP (RB occasionally)))
(CC and) (ADVP (RB briefly)) (PRN (-LRB- -LRB-)
(NP (NNP Davis) (CD 2001)) (-RRB- -RRB-)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Jen had to go to work after, and Rach went home, but I went to Karoeke with Candy just to hear Thea sing.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (NP (NNP Jen))
(VP (AUX had)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB go)
(PP (TO to)
(NP (NN work)))
(PP (IN after))))
(, ,) (CC and)
(S (NP (NNP Rach))
(VP (VBD went) (ADVP (RB home))))
(, ,) (CC but)
(S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBD went)
(PP (TO to)
(NP (NNP Karoeke)))
(PP (IN with)
(NP (NN Candy)))
(S (ADVP (RB just))
(VP (TO to)
(VP (VB hear)
(S (NP (NNP Thea))
(VP (VB sing)))))
(. .)))
In Wikipedia:
She sang “Nedda”.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (PRP She))
(VP (VBD sang) (FRAG ('' '')
(NP (NNP Nedda)) ('' '')))
(. .)))
In Wikipedia:
Songs are more commonly sung by males, although females also sing.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (NNS Songs))
(VP (AUX are)
(VP (ADVP (RBR more) (RB commonly)) (VBN sung)
(PP (IN by)
(NP (NNS males)))
(, ,)
(SBAR (IN although)
(S (NP (NNS females)) (ADVP (RB also))
(VP (VBP sing)))
(. .)))
In Wikipedia:
Karen rarely selected the songs she would sing, and often felt she had very little control over her life.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (NNP Karen)) (ADVP (RB rarely))
(VP (VP (VBD selected)
(NP (DT the) (NNS songs))
(SBAR (S (NP (PRP she))
(VP (MD would)
(VP (VB sing)))
(, ,) (CC and) (ADVP (RB often))
(VP (VBD felt)
(SBAR (S (NP (PRP she))
(VP (AUX had)
(NP (NP (ADJP (RB very) (JJ little)) (NN control))
(PP (IN over)
(NP (PRP$ her) (NN life)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Yes, she’s singing, and yes, she’s singing an ABBA song.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (INTJ (UH Yes)) (, ,)
(NP (PRP she))
(VP (AUX 's)
(VP (VBG singing))))
(, ,) (CC and)
(S (INTJ (UH yes)) (, ,)
(NP (PRP she))
(VP (AUX 's)
(VP (VBG singing)
(NP (DT an) (NNP ABBA) (NN song)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Tracks featuring a variety of Females who can sing!
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (NNS Tracks))
(VP (VBG featuring)
(NP (NP (DT a) (NN variety))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NP (NNS Females))
(SBAR (WHNP (WP who))
(S (VP (MD can)
(VP (VB sing)))
(. !)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
She doesn’t sing – she broadcasts, beautifully, on whim, sometimes.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (NP (PRP She))
(VP (AUX does) (RB n't)
(VP (VB sing))))
(: -)
(S (NP (PRP she))
(VP (NNS broadcasts) (, ,) (ADVP (RB beautifully)) (, ,)
(PP (IN on)
(NP (NN whim)))
(, ,) (ADVP (RB sometimes))))
(. .)))
In Wikipedia:
Individual males have repertoires of 50 to 200 songs; females sing as well, but more quietly and less often than males.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (NP (JJ Individual) (NNS males))
(VP (AUX have)
(NP (NP (NNS repertoires))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (QP (CD 50) (TO to) (CD 200)) (NNS songs)))
(: ;)
(S (NP (NNS females))
(VP (VBP sing) (ADVP (ADVP (RB as) (RB well)) (, ,) (CC but) (ADVP (RBR more) (RB quietly)) (CC and) (ADVP (RBR less) (RB often))
(PP (IN than)
(NP (NNS males)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
It’s just occurred to me that as a result of her utterly appalling diction, we may all have misunderstood Katy Perry and she was actually singing “I kissed a girl and I like dick’ ’ all along.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (NP (PRP It))
(VP (AUX 's) (ADVP (RB just))
(VP (VBN occurred)
(PP (TO to)
(NP (PRP me)))
(SBAR (IN that)
(S (PP (IN as)
(NP (NP (DT a) (NN result))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (PRP$ her)
(ADJP (RB utterly) (JJ appalling)) (NN diction)))))
(, ,)
(NP (PRP we))
(VP (MD may) (DT all)
(VP (AUX have)
(VP (VBN misunderstood)
(NP (NNP Katy) (NNP Perry))))
(CC and)
(S (NP (PRP she))
(VP (AUX was) (ADVP (RB actually))
(VP (VBG singing))))
(: ') ('' ')
(S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBD kissed)
(NP (DT a) (NN girl))))
(CC and)
(S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBP like)
(NP (NP (NNP dick) (POS ')) (POS ')) (ADVP (RB all) (RB along))))
(. .)))
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