Learned by Reading
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
The maternal side of my family has never really approved of my Dearest Mother’s marriage to my Dead Father.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (NP (DT The) (JJ maternal) (NN side))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (PRP$ my) (NN family))))
(VP (AUX has) (ADVP (RB never)) (ADVP (RB really))
(VP (VBN approved)
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NP (NP (PRP$ my) (NNP Dearest) (NN Mother) (POS 's)) (NN marriage))
(PP (TO to)
(NP (PRP$ my) (JJ Dead) (NN Father))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
I believe a child’s up bringing to be very important with healthy relationships on the maternal side as well as on the paternal side.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBP believe)
(SBAR (S (NP (DT a) (NN child))
(VP (AUX 's) (ADVP (RB up))
(VP (VBG bringing)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (AUX be)
(ADJP (RB very) (JJ important)
(PP (IN with)
(NP (JJ healthy) (NNS relationships))))
(PP (IN on)
(NP (DT the) (JJ maternal) (NN side)))
(ADVP (ADVP (RB as) (RB well))
(PP (IN as)
(PP (IN on)
(NP (DT the) (JJ paternal) (NN side))))
(. .)))
In Wikipedia:
Traditionally this is done paternally however, legislation has been passed in Eritrea that allows for this to be done on the maternal side as well.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (ADVP (RB Traditionally))
(S (NP (DT this))
(VP (AUX is)
(VP (AUX done) (ADVP (RB paternally)) (ADVP (RB however)))))
(, ,)
(NP (NN legislation))
(VP (AUX has)
(VP (AUX been)
(VP (VBN passed)
(PP (IN in)
(NP (NNP Eritrea)))
(SBAR (IN that)
(S (VP (VBZ allows)
(SBAR (IN for)
(S (NP (DT this))
(VP (TO to)
(VP (AUX be)
(VP (AUX done)
(PP (IN on)
(NP (DT the) (JJ maternal) (NN side)))
(ADVP (RB as) (RB well))))
(. .)))
In Wikipedia:
On the maternal side, 39 % have an European Mitochondrial DNA, 33 % Amerindian and 28 % African female ancestry.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (PP (IN On)
(NP (DT the) (JJ maternal) (NN side)))
(, ,)
(NP (CD 39) (NN %))
(VP (AUX have)
(NP (NP (DT an) (NNP European) (NNP Mitochondrial) (NN DNA)) (, ,)
(NP (NP (CD 33) (NN %))
(NP (NNP Amerindian) (CC and)
(ADJP (CD 28) (NN %)) (NNP African) (NN female) (NN ancestry)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
A small smile broke out on the detective’s face; this was the first time she’d truly seen the maternal side of Casey Novak.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (NP (DT A) (JJ small) (NN smile))
(VP (VBD broke) (PRT (RP out))
(PP (IN on)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN detective) (POS 's)) (NN face)))))
(: ;)
(S (NP (DT this))
(VP (AUX was)
(NP (NP (DT the) (JJ first) (NN time))
(SBAR (S (NP (PRP she))
(VP (AUX 'd) (ADVP (RB truly))
(VP (VBN seen)
(NP (NP (DT the) (JJ maternal) (NN side))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NNP Casey) (NNP Novak)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Spears, 26, flaunts her maternal side in photos with sons Sean Preston and Jayden James on the cover and inside pages of the magazine.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (NP (NNP Spears)) (, ,)
(NP (CD 26)) (, ,))
(VP (VBZ flaunts)
(NP (PRP$ her) (JJ maternal) (NN side))
(PP (IN in)
(NP (NP (NNS photos))
(PP (IN with)
(NP (NNS sons) (NNP Sean) (NNP Preston) (CC and) (NNP Jayden) (NNP James)))))
(PP (IN on)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN cover) (CC and) (NN inside) (NNS pages))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (DT the) (NN magazine)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Incompatible they are, faith of the nation and politics, for sure – MyNews. in NEW SEASON OF “JANICE DICKINSON “BRINGS OUT JANICE’S MATERNAL SIDE – The Futon Critic Not All Clinton Backers Feeling the Love From Obama – Washington Post Luxury on Mexico’s Yucatan peninsula – Times Online Crawley doctors told to axe pricey phone lines – Horsham Today
(Parse)
(S1 (FRAG (ADJP (JJ Incompatible))
(SBAR (S (NP (PRP they))
(VP (AUX are))))
(, ,)
(NP (NP (NP (NN faith))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (DT the) (NN nation))))
(CC and)
(NP (NNS politics)))
(, ,)
(PP (IN for)
(ADJP (JJ sure)))
(: -)
(NP (NP (NNP MyNews) (. .))
(PP (IN in)
(NP (NP (JJ NEW) (NN SEASON))
(PP (IN OF)
(NP (NP (POS ')) (: ')
(NP (NNP JANICE) (NNP DICKINSON) (POS ')) (: ')
(VP (VBZ BRINGS) (PRT (RP OUT))
(NP (NP (NP (NNP JANICE) (POS 'S)) (JJ MATERNAL) (NN SIDE)) (: -)
(NP (DT The) (NN Futon) (NN Critic)))
(S (NP (RB Not) (DT All) (NNP Clinton) (NNS Backers))
(VP (VBG Feeling)
(NP (DT the) (NNP Love) (IN From) (NNP Obama)))))
(: -)
(NP (NP (NP (NNP Washington) (NNP Post)) (NN Luxury))
(PP (IN on)
(NP (NP (NNP Mexico) (POS 's)) (NNP Yucatan) (NN peninsula))))
(: -)
(NP (NP (NNP Times) (NNP Online) (NNP Crawley) (NNS doctors))
(VP (VBN told)
(PP (TO to)
(NP (NNP axe) (JJ pricey) (NN phone) (NNS lines)))))
(: -)
(NP (NNP Horsham) (NNP Today)))))))))
In Wikipedia:
Though little is known of Aali’s paternal descendents, maternal side of the family is currently living in Karachi, Pakistan.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (SBAR (IN Though)
(S (NP (RB little))
(VP (AUX is)
(VP (VBN known)
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NP (NNP Aali) (POS 's)) (JJ paternal) (NNS descendents))))
(, ,)
(NP (NP (JJ maternal) (NN side))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (DT the) (NN family))))
(VP (AUX is) (ADVP (RB currently))
(VP (VBG living)
(PP (IN in)
(NP (NP (NNP Karachi)) (, ,)
(NP (NNP Pakistan)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
While the security of the country is firmly held in the grasp of the President’s brother Mr. Maher al – Assad and his brother – in – law Mr. Asef Shawkat, the maternal side of the President’s family, the Makhloufs, are primarily pressing for the liberalization of the Syrian economy……
(Parse)
(S1 (S (SBAR (IN While)
(S (NP (NP (DT the) (NN security))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (DT the) (NN country))))
(VP (AUX is) (ADVP (RB firmly))
(VP (VBN held)
(PP (IN in)
(NP (NP (NP (DT the) (NN grasp))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NNP President) (POS 's)) (NN brother) (NNP Mr.) (NNP Maher) (NNP al))))
(: -)
(NP (NP (NNP Assad)) (CC and)
(NP (PRP$ his) (NN brother)))
(: -)))
(PP (IN in)))
(: -)
(NP (NP (NN law) (NNP Mr.) (NNP Asef) (NNP Shawkat)) (, ,)
(NP (NP (DT the) (JJ maternal) (NN side))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NNP President) (POS 's)) (NN family))))
(, ,)
(NP (DT the) (NNPS Makhloufs)) (, ,))
(VP (AUX are) (ADVP (RB primarily))
(VP (VBG pressing)
(PP (IN for)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN liberalization))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (DT the) (JJ Syrian) (NN economy) (NN ..) (. .) (CD ..))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
At first we were seated with the maternal side of a family (grandmother, mother, three girls), they finished up while we started, and then a couple of White women came in and they were seated with us.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (PP (IN At)
(ADJP (JJ first)))
(NP (PRP we))
(VP (AUX were)
(VP (VBN seated)
(PP (IN with)
(NP (NP (DT the) (JJ maternal) (NN side))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (DT a) (NN family)))
(PRN (-LRB- -LRB-)
(NP (NN grandmother) (, ,) (NN mother)) (, ,)
(NP (CD three) (NNS girls)) (-RRB- -RRB-))))
(, ,)
(NP (PRP they))
(VP (VBD finished) (PRT (RP up))
(SBAR (IN while)
(S (S (NP (PRP we))
(VP (VBD started)))
(, ,) (CC and)
(S (ADVP (RB then))
(NP (NP (DT a) (NN couple))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (JJ White) (NNS women))))
(VP (VBD came) (PRT (RP in))))
(CC and)
(S (NP (PRP they))
(VP (AUX were)
(VP (VBN seated)
(PP (IN with)
(NP (PRP us)))
(. .)))
In Wikipedia:
No information concerning the maternal side of his family is available.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (NP (DT No) (NN information))
(VP (VBG concerning)
(NP (NP (DT the) (JJ maternal) (NN side))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (PRP$ his) (NN family)))
(VP (AUX is)
(ADJP (JJ available)))
(. .)))
In Wikipedia:
Lord and Lady Fellowes have three children, who all bear the style of “The Honourable” since June 1999 as the children of a Life Peer: These children are first cousins of Prince William and Prince Harry on the maternal side, and according to some news reports, are close friends of their Royal cousins.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (NP (NNP Lord) (CC and) (NNP Lady) (NNP Fellowes))
(VP (AUX have)
(NP (NP (CD three) (NNS children)) (, ,)
(SBAR (WHNP (WP who))
(S (DT all)
(VP (VBP bear)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN style))
(PP (IN of) ('' '')
(NP (DT The) (NNP Honourable)))
('' '')
(PP (IN since)
(NP (NNP June) (CD 1999))))
(PP (IN as)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NNS children))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (DT a) (NNP Life) (NN Peer)))))
(: :)
(S (NP (DT These) (NNS children))
(VP (VP (AUX are)
(NP (NP (JJ first) (NNS cousins))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NNP Prince) (NNP William) (CC and) (NNP Prince) (NNP Harry)))
(PP (IN on)
(NP (DT the) (JJ maternal) (NN side)))))
(, ,) (CC and)
(VP (VBG according)
(PP (TO to)
(NP (DT some) (NN news) (NNS reports))))
(, ,)
(VP (AUX are)
(NP (NP (JJ close) (NNS friends))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (PRP$ their) (NNP Royal) (NNS cousins))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
I am so excited to breakfast with the people I loveeeee like the Maternal and Paternal side, whom by the way, I MISS SO MUCHHHH.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (AUX am)
(ADJP (RB so) (JJ excited)
(PP (TO to)
(NP (NP (NN breakfast))
(PP (IN with)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NNS people))
(SBAR (S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBP loveeeee)
(PP (IN like)
(NP (NP (DT the)
(ADJP (JJ Maternal) (CC and) (JJ Paternal)) (NN side)) (, ,)
(SBAR (WHNP (WP whom))
(S (PP (IN by)
(NP (DT the) (NN way)))
(, ,)
(NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBP MISS) (ADVP (RB SO) (RB MUCHHHH))))
(. .)))
In Wikipedia:
The maternal side of Melville’s family was Hudson Valley Dutch.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (NP (DT The) (JJ maternal) (NN side))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NP (NNP Melville) (POS 's)) (NN family))))
(VP (AUX was)
(NP (NNP Hudson) (NNP Valley) (NNPS Dutch)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
There must have been an attempt to make her maternal side come out but frankly, she regressed to being one – dimensional.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (EX There))
(VP (MD must)
(VP (AUX have)
(VP (AUX been)
(NP (DT an) (NN attempt)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB make)
(S (NP (PRP$ her) (JJ maternal) (NN side))
(VP (VB come) (PRT (RP out))
(S (CC but) (ADVP (RB frankly)) (, ,)
(NP (PRP she))
(VP (VBN regressed)
(PP (TO to)
(S (VP (AUXG being)
(NP (NP (CD one)) (: -) (JJ dimensional))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Unfortunately, my granddad’s sister passed away around midnight and parents have to go overseas for visiting together with my other relatives on the maternal side.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (ADVP (RB Unfortunately)) (, ,)
(S (NP (NP (PRP$ my) (NN granddad) (POS 's)) (NN sister))
(VP (VBN passed) (PRT (RP away))
(PP (IN around)
(NP (NN midnight)))))
(CC and)
(S (NP (NNS parents))
(VP (AUX have)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB go) (ADVP (RB overseas))
(PP (IN for)
(S (VP (VBG visiting) (PRT (RP together))
(PP (IN with)
(NP (PRP$ my) (JJ other) (NNS relatives)))
(PP (IN on)
(NP (DT the) (JJ maternal) (NN side)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
I realized today that mom won *n’t be here to make the chex mix (a tradition on the maternal side of my family since my grandparents got married, I swear).
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBD realized)
(NP (NN today))
(SBAR (IN that)
(S (NP (NN mom))
(VP (VBD won)
(NP (NNP *)))))
(RB n't)
(VP (AUX be) (ADVP (RB here))
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB make)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NNP chex) (NNP mix)) (PRN (-LRB- -LRB-)
(NP (NP (DT a) (NN tradition))
(PP (IN on)
(NP (NP (DT the) (JJ maternal) (NN side))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (PRP$ my) (NN family)
(SBAR (IN since)
(S (NP (PRP$ my) (NNS grandparents))
(VP (VBD got)
(ADJP (JJ married))))
(, ,)
(S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBP swear)))
(-RRB- -RRB-)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
He appealed to her maternal side.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (PRP He))
(VP (VBD appealed)
(PP (TO to)
(NP (PRP$ her) (JJ maternal) (NN side))))
(. .)))
In Wikipedia:
On the maternal side he was a great – grandson of Jacob Hersleb Darre, a founding father of the Norwegian Constitution, and a grandson of bishop Hans Jrgen Darre.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (PP (IN On)
(NP (DT the) (JJ maternal) (NN side)))
(NP (PRP he))
(VP (AUX was)
(NP (NP (DT a) (JJ great)) (: -)
(NP (NP (NP (NN grandson))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NP (NNP Jacob) (NNP Hersleb) (NNP Darre)) (, ,)
(NP (NP (DT a) (VBG founding) (NN father))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (DT the) (JJ Norwegian) (NNP Constitution))))
(, ,))))
(CC and)
(NP (NP (DT a) (NN grandson))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NN bishop) (NNP Hans) (NNP Jrgen) (NNP Darre))))
(. .)))
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