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!verbosity=1 !echo !limit=1000 !batch !short=20 !constituents=1 %NOUNS The fact that he smiled at me gives me hope *The event that he smiled at me gives me hope But my efforts to win his heart have failed *But my presents to win his heart have failed Failure to comply may result in dismissal *Absence to comply may result in dismissal The question is who we should invite *The party is who we should invite The big question on everybody's mind is who killed OJ *The big mind on everybody's question is who killed OJ Do it the way you've always done it I really like the way you do your hair *I really like the fashion you do your hair He made a request that there be an investigation *He stated the fact that there be an investigation He is the kind of person who would do that *He is the character of person who would do that An income tax increase may be necessary *A tax on income increase may be necessary Last week I saw a great movie *Last dog I saw a great movie The party that night was a big success *The party that dog was a big success John Stuart Mill is an important author The Richard Milhous Nixon Library has been a big success The mystery of the Nixon tapes was never solved High income taxes are important Oil company stock prices rose in heavy trading today Metals futures prices rose in heavy trading today U.S. economic indicators fell sharply last month Columbia medical and administrative workers continued their strike today Janet, who is an expert on dogs, helped me choose one *Janet who is an expert on dogs helped me choose one The dog that we eventually bought was very expensive *The dog, that we eventually bought, was very expensive *The dog, we eventually bought, was very expensive Have you ever seen the Pacific The new David Letterman is a happy, relaxed David Letterman Actress Whoopi Goldberg and singer Michael Jackson attended the ceremony We are from the planet Gorpon This is my friend Bob John's family is renovating their kitchen *A man I know's family is renovating their kitchen The boys' bedrooms will be enlarged *The boys's bedrooms will be enlarged My uncle's mother's cousin is visiting us *Emily's my cousin is visiting us We ate at Joe's Diner last week The buy-out caused a free-for-all in the mid-afternoon Joan Smith is president of the company *Joan Smith is tourist Alfred Baird, formerly vice president of Beevil Corp., has been appointed as president *Alfred Baird, man I know, has been described as good gardener A bunch of dogs are in the yard *A picture of dogs are in the yard %DETERMINERS & PRONOUNS Many people were angered by the hearings *Many person were angered by the hearings Many were angered by the hearings My many female friends were angered by the hearings *My some female friends were angered by the hearings Many who initially supported Thomas later changed their minds The stupidity of the senators annoyed all my friends *The stupidity of the senators annoyed many my friends I need to buy a present, but I want something inexpensive *I need to buy a present, but I want a gift inexpensive Anyone who thinks this will work is crazy Their program is better than ours Those that want to come can come I read everything I could about the subject I read whatever I could about the subjetc *I read several books I could about the subject the best costumes got prizes *a best costume got prizes *some best costumes got prizes the best five costumes got prizes the five best costumes got prizes *the five best five costumes got prizes *the hundreds of best costumes got prizes *five best costumes got prizes *best costumes got prizes *best five costumes got prizes five other costumes got prizes the other five costumes got prizes *other five costumes got prizes the other candy was really disgusting *the five other candy was really disgusting other candy is really disgusting *other piece of candy was really bad other costumes were really bad some other costumes were really bad %NUMBERS 2 million attended 2863764 attended 2 million people attended *2 million person attended a million attended a million people attended about 2 million people attended about 2 million attended *about people attended a million such people attended *a million such attended 5 million of the people attended 5 thousand invited by Bob attended The 5 thousand invited by Bob attended The thousands of people who attended enjoyed it The 5 thousand people invited by Bob attended The nearly 5 million people who attended enjoyed it a few attended a few million people attended a few people attended few attended *few million people attended millions attended *5 millions attended millions of people attended hundreds of millions of people attended 5 million years ago, the earth was covered with ice millions of years ago, the earth was covered with ice *dogs of years ago, the earth was covered with ice *the five million years ago, the earth was covered with ice *the other five million years ago, the earth was covered with ice *5 million ago, the earth was covered with ice The city of New York contains over one hundred million billion brain cells Almost one third of the people in the country have no health insurance Of all the people in this country, almost one third have no health insurance Three quarters of a million people in this city have no health insurance The price of the stock rose three tenths of one point *The price of the stock rose three tenths of one dog The nearest drug store is about three quarters of a mile away The nearest drug store is about 3/4 of a mile away Every morning I walk 3 1/2 miles *Every morning I walk 1/2 3 miles Nearly 1/2 million people work here every day Nearly 1 1/4 million people work here every day *Nearly 1 million 1/4 people work here every day Between 500 and 1000 people pass through here every minute They are the Number 3 auto maker and a Fortune 500 company I live at 805 West Indiana Street %TIME EXPRESSIONS We're thinking about going to a movie this evening *We're thinking about going to a movie this theater I've been grading these stupid exams all day *I've been grading these stupid days all exam We're having a big party Tuesday *We're having a big party our house *There is going to be an important meeting January There is going to be an important meeting in January There is going to be an important meeting next January The party last week was a big success John last week threw a great party Until recently, these fossils were believed to belong to different species *Until initially, these fossils were believed to belong to different species *Until for many years, these fossils were believed to belong to different species Until last week, these fossils were believed to belong to different species *Until last meeting, these fossils were believed to belong to different species I'm quite excited about next week Monday sounds good for the meeting Tomorrow might be a good time for the meeting Last Tuesday was really fun *Three days ago was really fun Almost three years after our first date, I saw Ruth again Almost three years after I first met her, I saw Ruth again *Almost three years, I saw Ruth again Almost three years later, I saw Ruth again *Almost three years for our first date, I saw Ruth again I saw her again a year and a half later *I saw her again a year and a dog later He left here a quarter of an hour ago *He left here a quarter of a dog ago *He left here a picture of an hour ago I still remember the day I kissed him *I still remember the room I kissed him I'm going to Europe the day I graduate Clinton is expected to return to Washington Thursday morning *Clinton is expected to return to Thursday Washington office Clinton is expected to return to Washington on Thursday morning Clinton is expected to return to Washington late Thursday morning Clinton is expected to return to Washington next Thursday morning She walked out of the room the minute I saw her *She walked out of the room two minutes I saw her I was crazy about him the first time I saw him *I was crazy about him the first party I saw him In January 1990, a historic new law was passed *In Washington 1990, a historic new law was passed On January 15, 1990, a historic new law was passed *On January 320, 1990, a historic new law was passed He was convicted under an obscure 1990 law *He was convicted under an obscure 50 law I wish I could see him 100 times a day *I wish I could see him 3 meals a day *I wish I could see him 100 times a dog *I wish I could see him 100 times 2 days It's good to eat three big meals a day Someone is mugged in New York every five minutes Her career lasted almost thirty years *Her career lasted almost thirty books Every morning at 5 a.m., Ken gets up and runs for five miles At 4:52 p.m., on Monday, December 26, 1997, nothing happened %QUESTIONS AND RELATIVE CLAUSES Which dog did you chase *Which dog you chased Which dog did you say you chased *Which dog you said you chased *Which dog did you say did you chase I wonder which dog he said you chased *I wonder which dog did he say you chased *I wonder which dog did he say did you chase What did John say he thought you should do *What did John say did he think you should do *What John said he thought you should do What Alice did really annoyed me *Who Alice did really annoyed me Whoever designed this program didn't know what they were doing *Who designed this program didn't know what they were doing Invite John and whoever else you want to invite The dog which Chris bought is really ugly *The dog what Chris bought is really ugly I wonder whether we should go *Whether should we go We can't decide whether to go to the party *We can't decide who to go the party *We can't decide whether to go the the party with I am wondering who to go to the party with I am wondering who to invite to the party *I am wondering whether to invite to the party *I am wondering the people to invite to the party *Whether to go to the party *Who to invite to the party Do you think we should go to the party *What do you think we should go to the party How do you operate this machine How fast is the program How certain are you that John is coming *How tired are you that John is coming How likely is it that he will come *How likely is John that he will come How certain does he seem to be that John is coming How efficient a program is it *Efficient a program is it *How fast programs are they *How fast the program is it How fast a program does he think it is *How fast a program he thinks it is *How fast programs does he think they are *How big a dog chased you I wonder how fast a program he thinks it is *I wonder how fast a program does he think it is How much money did you earn *How much money you earn I wonder how much money you earned *I wonder how much money have you earned How much oil spilled How much do you swim *How much you swim I wonder how much you swim *I wonder how much do you swim *I don't have how much money I don't have very much money I don't have much money How much did you read *How much of the book you read How much of the book did you read I wonder how much of the book you read How many people died How many people did you see *How many people you saw I wonder how many people you saw I wonder how many of the people you saw were students How did John do it I wonder how John did it How long will it last *How big will it last How many years did it take to do it How big is the department *How big the department is *I wonder how big is the department I wonder how big the department is *I wonder how big departments they are *I wonder how a department it is I wonder how big a department it is How important is it to turn the computer off I wonder how important it is to turn off the computer *I wonder how important is it to turn off the computer How quickly did Joe run *How quickly Joe ran I know how quickly you ran *I know how quickly did you run *He ran I know how quickly *Quickly did Joe run *Very quickly did Joe run *I know very quickly did Joe run *I know quickly did John run How much more quickly did you run *How much more quickly you run *I wonder how much more quickly did he run I wonder how much more quickly he ran How much more quickly did he run than Joe How much more should we work on this How much further do you think we should drive tonight I don't know how much longer I can tolerate this How much bigger is the dog *How much bigger dogs are they *How much bigger dogs ran *How big dogs run How much further did you run How much more oil spilled How much more spilled How much more oil did they spill How much more did they spill *How much more they spilled I wonder how much oil spilled I wonder how much oil they spilled *How much more efficient programs are available How many dogs ran How many ran How many dogs did you see How many more people did you see How many more people do you think will come I wonder how many more people he thinks will come *I wonder how many more people does he think will come How many times did you do it *How many times you did it I wonder how many times you did it *How many more stupid times did you do it How many years ago did you do it *Many years ago did you do it *How many years did you do it I wonder how many years ago you did it *How many years ago you did it I'll show you the house where I met your mother *I'll show you the house which I met your mother This is the man whose dog I bought *This is the man which dog I bought I wonder where John is *I wonder where John hit The dogs, some of which were very large, ran after the man The dogs, some of which I had seen before, ran after the man *The dogs some of which were very large ran after the man The box contained many books, some of which were badly damaged *Some of which were badly damaged *The box contained many books, some were badly damaged *The box contained many books, some of the books were badly damaged The dogs, some of them very large, ran after the man *The dogs, some of the dogs very large, ran after the man *Some of them very large ran after the man The man was chased by dogs, some of them very large I believe it was John who stole the priceless documents *I believe Fred was John who stole the priceless documents It seems to have been Einstein who first came up with the idea *There seems to have been Einstein who first came up with the idea *It hopes to have been Einstein who first came up with the idea *The book discussed Einstein who first came up with the idea *Stravinsky was in Paris that Debussy first heard Balinese music It was in Paris that Debussy first heard Balinese music It must have been there that he realized his destiny *It tried to have been there that he realized his destiny *He composed some good music that he realized his destiny *It was quickly that he wrote his first symphony Wasn't it in 1955 that Sally first met Joe Whatever the outcome, I'm sure he'll still be popular *Whatever an outcome, I'm sure he'll still be popular Whatever the outcome is, I'm sure he'll still be popular *What the outcome is, I'm sure he'll still be popular %CONJUNCTIONS The man we saw when we went to Paris is here *The man we saw but we went to Paris is here You should see a play while in London *You should see a play after in London I left the party after seeing Ann there *I left the party because seeing Ann there *I left the party despite I saw Ann there Because I didn't see Ann, I left *Therefore I didn't see Ann, I left I left, therefore I didn't see Ann But I really wanted to see her *After I really wanted to see her As I suspected, he had already left *Because I suspected, he had already left *I suspected, he had already left *I suspected Some grammars are better than others, as we have proved As had been expected, the party was a big success *As had been green, the party was a big success *As had wanted to be expected, the party was a big success *As had expected the party to be a success, it was a success In the event that the case goes to trial, I'm sure Clinton will be acquitted *In the scandal that the case goes to trial, I'm sure Clinton will be acquitted He should be acquitted, on the grounds that there's no evidence The public seem to love him, no matter what he does *The public seem to love him, no matter the stupid things he does %VERBS Abrams does like programming *Abrams does be a good programmer He is being hired by another company He is looking for another job Fred has had five years of experience as a programmer *Fred has had been a programmer for five years I gave my mother the present I bought for her I gave her the present I bought for her *I gave my mother it We picked out some beautiful flowers for her We picked some beautiful flowers out for her We picked them out for her *We picked out them for her Did you put the milk in the refrigerator *Did you put the milk Where did you put the milk I hope he comes to the party tomorrow I hope that he comes to the party tomorrow *I hope him to come to the party tomorrow I expect him to come to the party tomorrow I expect to go to the party tomorrow *I expect *I expected who would come to the party I knew who would come to the party *I expected he go to the party I suggested he go to the party *He knew me how to use the program He asked me how to use the program *He disputed our program was superior He disputed that our program was superior Anne told me I would almost certainly be hired *Anne expected me I would almost certainly be hired *We argued adding new features to the program We discussed adding new features to the program *I thought terrible after our discussion I felt terrible after our discussion I made him make some changes in the program *I encouraged him make some changes in the program I helped him make some changes in the program I helped make some changes in the program *I saw make some changes in the program *I made him telling her about the party I saw him telling her about the party Phil gave me a sweater which he bought in Paris *Phil chose me a sweater which he bought in Paris Alan bet me five dollars Clinton would lose the election *Alan offered me five dollars Clinton would lose the election She said she didn't approve of my behavior *She said she didn't like of my behavior The results are in, the game is up and the truth is out *The in results show the out truth about the up game *The results became in and the truth seemed out He sold for five dollars the ring his mother had given him Clinton announced on Tuesday a bold new proposal *Clinton announced on Tuesday it I gave my brother an expensive present I gave him an expensive present I gave an expensive present I gave it *I gave my brother it I gave him for his birthday a very expensive present *I gave him for his birthday it I gave for his birthday an expensive present *I gave for his birthday it The President announced on Monday that several more bases would be closed He had attempted for years to make a career as a concert pianist *He had attempted for years I asked him when I saw him at the party yesterday what he was working on *I talked to him when I saw him at the party yesterday what he was working on I wondered for a long time why everyone liked her so much *I thought for a long time why everyone liked her so much I told Margaret that I thought she would probably be hired *I told on Tuesday Margaret that I thought she would probably be hired I told Margaret on Tuesday that I thought she would probably be hired We discussed at the meeting hiring a new secretary *We discussed at the meeting We informed the new employees that no salary increase would be possible We informed at the meeting the new employees *We informed at the meeting the new employees that no salary increase would be possible They were asked that he be allowed to go If his calculations were correct, Copernicus reasoned, the earth must revolve around the sun The earth, Copernicus reasoned, must revolve around the sun The earth must revolve around the sun, Copernicus reasoned *The earth must revolve around the sun, Copernicus was happy *The earth must revolve around the sun, Copernicus destroyed *The earth, the pope cringed when Copernicus reasoned, revolves around the sun Abortion was legal until the third month, the court ruled If the pregnancy was within the first three months, the court ruled, abortion was legal Nobody, it seems, wants to be a liberal *Nobody, John seems, wants to be a liberal Business is booming, Joe Smith, a car dealer, says Business is booming, says Joe Smith, a car dealer You can do anything you want, I told her In the last few years, it seems, nobody wants to be a liberal Also invited to the meeting were several prominent scientists *Also invited to the meeting invited several prominent scientists Also awarded the prize was Jean Smith, a prominent computer scientist Chosen to lead the commission was Fred Schultz, a former Federal judge *Chosen to lead the commission seemed likely to be Fred Schultz, a former Federal judge *Chooses to lead the investigation Fred Schultz *Choose to lead the investigation did Fred Schultz Also recommended in the report was a new initiative to combat crime *Also chosen the leader for the commission was Fred Schultz Included in our paper is a summary of the features of our program Also performing in the concert were members of the Budapest Quartet *Were performing in the concert members of the Budapest Quartet Voting in favor of the bill were 36 Republicans and 4 moderate Democrats Glaring coldly at Sarah, he walked out of the room He walked out of the room, glaring coldly at Sarah *Glaring coldly at Sarah, walking out of the room Finding that it was impossible to get work as a waiter, he worked as a janitor He had hoped to get work as a waiter, but, finding this was impossible, he worked as a janitor *He said that, finding that it was impossible to get work as a waiter, he would work as a janitor Used by some of the finest pianists in the country, Baldwin pianos are technical marvels Using specially designed parts, Baldwin pianos are technical marvels *Used specially designed parts, Baldwin pianos are technical marvels Sending a message of discontent to Washington, voters overwhelmingly rejected the Clinton administration She's a really good player John's coming to the party tonight He's usually gone to Boston for Thanksgiving *Do you know where John's Who's afraid of the big bad wolf That's just the kind of person he is *That's just the kind of person he's There's no reason to get so upset about it I didn't think he would do it, but he did *I didn't think he would invite her, but he invited If you don't want to do it, you should find someone who will If you don't want to do it, you should find someone who does Find someone who does *Find someone who wants to do I don't like programming, and someone who does may be difficult to find The price of the stock more than doubled in two days *The price of the stock more than increased in two days I finally figured out why this program is so slow *I finally flipped out why this program is so slow It turns out that Clinton didn't actually kiss Monica If you go around doing that, you're going to end up making people mad The lawyer pointed out that Clinton didn't actually kiss Monica A party is taking place, so if you'd like to show up, you should do so %PREPOSITIONS I have doubts about inviting him *I have doubts during inviting him I prevented her from doing it by praising her for not doing it From your description, I don't think I would enjoy it We had an argument over whether it was a good movie *We had an argument at whether it was a good movie Because of the rain, we decided to stay home They're having a party in front of the building The man with whom I play tennis is here The man I play tennis with is here *The man whom I play tennis is here *The man with whom I play tennis with is here With whom did you play tennis Who did you play tennis with The data on file will be used for the project at hand, which is already under way *The data on project will be used for the file at program The project was finished on schedule, as usual *The project as usual and the report on schedule were finished I told him by telephone that I was coming by car From in back of the shed, I heard a scream that seemed to come from on top of the garage The university spends $5 per student *The university spends $5 per the student They're building a gigantic mall five miles from here *They're building a gigantic mall five mistakes from here The 7-11 is half a mile up the road, but the supermarket is a long way away I'm sure things will get done with Janet running the company *I'm sure things will get done by Janet running the company *I'm sure things will get done because Janet running the company With Janet in charge, I'm sure things will get done %ADJECTIVES You are lucky that there is no exam today *You are stupid that there is no exam today You are lucky I am here *You are right I am here This is something we should be happy about *This is something we should be happy *The happy about it man kissed his wife Is he sure how to find the house *Is he correct how to find the house You should be proud of your achievement *You should be happy of your achievement He is the smartest man I know *They are some smartest men I know I've seen a lot of programs, but ours is the fastest Ours is the fastest of the programs we have seen I've seen a lot of programs, but ours runs the most quickly *This is our the fastest program Voters angry about the economy will probably vote for Clinton *Voters angry will probably vote for Clinton Many Democrats unhappy about the economy but doubtful that Clinton can be elected probably won't vote at all *Many Democrats unhappy but doubtful probably won't vote at all *Many Democrats likely that Bush will be reelected probably won't vote Hundreds of young men, furious about the verdict in the Rodney King case, looted stores in Los Angeles today *Hundreds of young men, furious, looted stores in Los Angeles today We need a programmer knowledgeable about Lisp *We need a programmer knowledgeable Any program as good as ours should be useful *Any program good should be useful Let us know if you have a program capable of parsing this sentence *Let us know if you have a program capable It is believed that even the troops loyal to Hussein will soon be forced to surrender *It is believed that even the troops loyal will soon be forced to surrender Republican policies only benefit the rich and powerful Republican policies only benefit the rich and the powerful *Republican policies only benefit a rich and a powerful *Republican policies only benefit some rich and some powerful The meek will inherit the earth, and the best is the enemy of the good They're building a skyscraper over 1000 feet tall *They're building a skyscraper tall The river is half a mile wide here and 300 feet deep *The river is half a mile beautiful and 300 feet dangerous Mr. John Smith, 66 years old, will succeed him as president *Mr. John Smith, old, will succeed him as president A big black ugly dog chased me A big, black, ugly dog chased me The former astronaut was alone and afraid *The alone astronaut was former %ADVERBS He is apparently an expert on dogs *He knows apparently an expert on dogs Mary quickly walked out of the room Mary just walked out of the room Quickly, Mary walked out of the room Mary walked out of the room quickly *Mary walked out of the room just He told them about the accident immediately *He told them about the accident presumably He told them about the accident, presumably She is very careful about her work She works very carefully *She very works carefully Is the piece easy enough for you Is the piece too easy for you *Is the piece enough easy for you She is apparently an excellent pianist *She married apparently an excellent pianist Only after the movie did he realize his mistake *After the movie did he realize his mistake I may have taken cocaine a few times, but at no time did I inhale *A few times may I have taken cocaine, but I inhaled at no time Never have I seen such a grotesque display of incompetence *Often have I seen such a grotesque display of incompetence We like to eat at restaurants, particularly on weekends We like to eat at restaurants, usually on weekends *We like to eat at restaurants, fortunately on weekends Such flowers are found mainly in Europe *Such flowers are found apparently in Europe *Such flowers are found mainly particularly in Europe *Such flowers are found mainly Many people, particularly doctors, believe there is no health care crisis *Many people, strongly doctors, believe there is no health care crisis I found a house that even John thinks we should buy He told me that even his mother likes me *He told me that even, his mother likes me We put the pie straight in the oven *We put the pie quickly in the oven We put the pie straight in *We put the pie straight He lives high in the mountains He lives over by the lake *He lives over by The apparently angry man walked out of the room The often underpaid administrators resent the invariably rude students and the understandably impatient professors The delicately lyrical tone of the cello contrasted with the fiercely percussive piano chords The always delicately lyrical tone was really beautiful *The delicately always lyrical tone was really beautiful *The delicately very lyrical tone was really beautiful Biochemically, I think the experiment has a lot of problems I think the experiment has a lot of problems biochemically It is biochemically an interesting experiment I'm not sure the results are biochemically valid %IT-THERE-THIS There is a dog in the park *There is chasing dogs *There are a dog in the park Does there seem to be a dog in the park? *Does there want to be a dog in the park? There seems to appear to have been likely to be a problem *There seems to appear to have been likely to be problems *There seems to appear to have been likely to be stupid There was an attempt to kill Rod The man there was an attempt to kill died There was a problem, but we solved it It is likely that Rod died *Joe is likely that Rod died It is clear who killed Rod *Joe is clear who killed Rod It may not be possible to fix the problem Grace may not be possible to fix the problem It is important that women be ready when they make these choices *It is clear that women be ready when they make these choices *Joe is important that women be ready when they make these choices flowers are red to attract bees I made it clear that I was angry *I made Anne clear that I was angry Dick is easy to hit *Dick is big to hit It is important to fix the problem Dick is important to fix the problem The man it is likely that John hit died *The man Joe is likely that Dick hit died Does it seem likely that Ann will come Does Ann act glad that Joe came *Does it act likely that Joe came It doesn't matter what Ted does *Joe doesn't matter what Ted does I want it to be possible to use the program I want Joe to be possible to use the program I want it to be clear that it was my idea *I asked it to be clear that it was my idea I want it to be obvious how to use the program *I want Emily to be obvious how to use the program I want Joe to be easy to hit It is likely they will come *Joe is likely they will come This is because he is extremely famous The trial is because he is extremely famous The excitement over the trial is because he is extremely famous This seems to have been because he is extremely famous %COMPARATIVES Our program works more elegantly than yours Ours works more elegantly than yours does Ours works more elegantly than yours works *Ours works more elegant than yours *Ours is more elegant than yours works Our program works more elegantly than efficiently Our program is more elegant than efficient Our program works better than yours We do this more for pleasure than for money He is more likely to go than to stay *He is more likely than to stay *He is more black to go than to stay He is more likely to go than he is to stay He is more likely to go than John is It is more likely that Joe died than that Fred died It is more likely that Joe died than it is that Fred died *John is more likely that Joe died than it is that Fred died *It is more likely that Joe died than John is that Fred died It is easier to ignore the problem than to solve it It is easier to ignore the problem than it is to solve it *Greg is easier to ignore the problem than to solve it Our program is easier to use than to understand *Our program is easier to use it than to understand I am more happy now than I was in college *I am more happy now than I earned in college He is more a teacher than a scholar I make more money in a month than John makes in a year I make more money in a month than John dies in a year I hit more the dog than the cat I have more money than John has time I have more dogs than John has five cats I have more money than John has a dog She interviewed more programmers than were hired *She interviewed more programmers than was hired I am as intelligent as John I earn as much money as John does I am as intelligent as John does I earn as much money in a month as John earns in a year *I earn as much money in a month than John earns in a year Our program was better than had been expected *Our program was better than had been argued *Our program was better than had been responded Our program was better than was expected *Our program was better than were expected More people came to the party than were expected More people came to the party than was expected Our program did not run as quickly as expected *Our program did not run as quickly as said How much faster is our program than theirs *How much faster our program is than theirs The more quickly we write the program, the more money we will earn *The more people like the program *The people like the program, the more money we will earn The better the program is, the more people will like it The better the program, the more people will like it *The better a program, the more people will like it The less likely it is that we can parse this, the easier it is to understand % "SO THAT", "SUCH...THAT" The shuttle is so big that it has to be carried on the back of a jet *The shuttle is big that it has to be carried on the back of a jet So many people attended that they spilled over into several neighboring fields *Many people attended that they spilled over into several neighboring fields The program has so many problems that you should probably just rewrite it *The program has many problems that you should probably just rewrite it I love her so much that I can't let her go *I love her very much that I can't let her go He ran home so quickly that his mother could hardly believe he had called from school *He ran home quickly that his mother could hardly believe he had called from school She presented her case with such eloquence that we could only admire her *She presented her case with eloquence that we could only admire her %"AND", ETC. I went to the store and got a gallon of milk *I got and went a gallon of milk I got a gallon of milk and some eggs I went to the store, got a gallon of milk, and returned the eggs *I went to the store, got a gallon of milk, and some eggs Mary, Joe and Louise are coming to the party Neither Mary nor Louise are coming to the party I am ready and eager to go to the party She handled it skillfully and with compassion I told him that I hated him and that I never wanted to see him again He told me why he was here and what he was doing *He told me why he was here and that he hated me Although he likes me and he respects me, he says he needs some privacy Your house and garden are very attractive I am in New York and I would like to see you This is not the man we know and love *This is not the man we know and love him The coverage on TV and on the radio has been terrible *The coverage on TV and I have seen has been terrible The sky is blue, so it is likely that Joe will come *It is blue and likely that Joe will come That is the man for whom and with whom Joe works *That is the man for whom and with Janet Joe works *When did Joe and John did leave the party My dog, cat, and cousin's friend came *My dog, cat, horse, mouse, and his cow left My dog, cat, horse, and mouse, and his cow left you should not only ask for your money back, but demand it I was both angry and sad at the same time %PLURALIZATION IN CONJUNCTIONS There is neither a dog nor a cat here *There are neither a dog nor a cat here There is a dog or a cat here *There are a dog or a cat here *There are a dog and a cat here There is a dog and a cat here He and I are friends neither I nor my friend knows what happened neither I nor my friend know what happened Either I or my friend knows what happened Either I or my friend know what happened The dog and cats know what happened *The dog and cats knows what happened Are a dog and a cat here *Is a dog and a cat here *Is John and I invited Are John and I invited Is John or I invited Are John or I invited Is neither John nor I invited Are neither John nor I invited %GERUNDS Playing the piano bothers John Releasing the program at this point would annoy our competitors The playing of the piano really bothers John *The playing the piano really bothers John Telling Joe about the party would create a real problem *The telling Joe about the party could create a real problem Your telling Joe about the party could create a real problem Telling Joe that Sue was coming to the party would create a real problem Telling would create a real problem I want her to know about it, but the telling won't be easy *The telling her won't be easy *Some children like to tease Teasing can be very cruel Your telling John to leave may have destroyed your relationship The graduating of Fred changes the situation The sleeping of students is becoming a big problem The sleeping of students can ruin a lecture Buying of shares was brisk on Wall Street today The sleeping in class is becoming a big problem *The telling John to leave was stupid *The inviting your mother was stupid *The showing how to use the program seemed to interest people *The attempting to go to the party angered Joe The showing of the program seemed to impress people The sleeping of students described by Fred is a big problem The sleeping of students I told you about is a big problem The frequent sleeping of students is a big problem His hitting of the dog didn't help matters Some hitting of dogs will solve the problem the drug running here has become a massive problem He made a mistake in inviting John He made a mistake in the inviting of John I should have talked to you before inviting John I should have talked to you before the inviting of John %SPECIAL SUBJECTS: INFINITIVES, CLAUSES, AND INDIRECT QUESTIONS To pretend that our program is usable in its current form would be silly *To pretend that our program is usable in its current form would be happy That our program will be immediately accepted is hardly likely *That our program will be immediately accepted wrote the program *Is that our program will be accepted likely *That our program will be accepted seems likely that our program will be accepted Whether we should go to the party is the important question *Whether we should go to the party annoys me %LONGER CONSTRUCTIONS, PUNCTUATION, AND CAPITALIZATION Using the conventional Minuet form, Beethoven produced a piece of great originality Written in 1820, the symphony shows a new level of maturity for the composer Abandoned by his friends, he left Vienna three years later In Vienna, Beethoven met someone who would later be greatly influenced by him: Franz Schubert *In Vienna, Beethoven met someone who would later be greatly influenced by him; Franz Schubert Today I did something very important: I bought a dog *The store where I did something very important: I bought a dog was closed today It has been said that Schubert ran out of the room when he met Beethoven; but we now know this is untrue An important question remains: did Beethoven know about Schubert's music She just wanted one thing: to be a professional skater She knew one thing: that she would be a professional skater I agree that, in some ways, your program is better I agree that in some ways, your program is better *I agree that, in some ways your program is better That is the man who, in Joe's opinion, we should hire *That is the man, in Joe's opinion, we should hire *That is the man who, in Joe's opinion we should hire I know you hate Bill, but why did you send him that nasty note *I know you hate Bill, because why did you send him that nasty note But why did you send him that nasty note If John was with Lisa last night, who went to the movie with Diane *Although John was with Lisa last night, who went to the movie with Diane We need a President who understands us We need a president who understands us *We need a Melvin who understand us The Zongle of Bongle Dongle resigned today % A Zongle with a bad haircut resigned today -- is valid. % A Zongle with a Mercedes Benz resigned today -- is valid. % *A Zongle with a Bongle Dongle resigned today The National Association of Linguists is meeting here *An Association that many Linguists belong to is meeting here An association that many linguists belong to is meeting here If you were a middle-class American without a job, who would you vote for Many Croats who had fled their homes are now returning to them *Many Croat who had fled their homes are now returning to them Chinese is a wonderful language, Chinese food is nice, and the Chinese are nice people *Armenian is a wonderful language, Armenian food is great, and the Armenian are nice people Armenian is a wonderful language, Armenian food is great, and the Armenians are nice people Danish is a wonderful language, Danish food is great, and the Danish are nice people The Danes are nice people Dr Jane Smith lives on Main St Dr. Jane Smith lives on Main St. *Dr. Jane. Smith. lives on Main. St. Dr. J.G.D. Smith lives on Main St. *A Dr. lives on this St Mr. Smith (a lawyer for Kodak) refused to comment Mr. Smith -- a lawyer for Kodak -- refused to comment We left (carrying the dog) and Fred followed I have $50, but I want a $50000 car 10% of the employees here do 90% of the work Zangbert stock fell 30% to $2.50 yesterday, but jumped 10% today in heavy trading *Zangbert stock fell %, but jumped to $ today With a 5% raise, I can get a $50000 car "What are you doing?" she asked. "This is what I'm going to do," he replied. "This is what I'm going to do!" he replied. *"This is what I'm going to do." he replied. *"This is what I'm doing to do" he replied. "On second thought," he said, "this is what I'm going to do". "Quotation marks" are simply "ignored" by our "program" Sometimes, people do this: They follow the colon with a capital letter. *However, they never do this; They don't follow a semi-colon with a capital letter. John said: "This is another use of colons one sometimes sees". Formerly, he had worked for Brody, McGill & Demson *He was unhappy & underpaid The rally, at 6:00 last night, was attended by 1.1 million people %RECENT BUG FIXES People use espresso to make other coffee drinks. Espresso is a coffee drink. Play fetch with Elena. I know which book he read. I know what book he read. Mommy loves me. Mother likes her. Go fetch the ball. Go play. You and Rover go play fetch. Fetch the ball. Teach me fetch. I am pooped. John is bigger than Dave is. John wants more cookies than Dave wants. It was covered with bites. Alice took a bite out of it. He walked the dog. He walked up to the counter. He sailed the boat into the pier. He sailed up to the bar. He clicked the mouse. *He clicked up the mouse. He zeroed the counter. He zeroed out the counter. I tended to believe that shepherds tend sheep. I often tended, for years at a time, to believe that shepherds quietly tend sheep. My name is Gilles de la Tourette. I live in New York City. I work for the First National Bank. I live near the San Gabriel River. I was born in the Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic. I was born in the Soviet Union. My insurance carrier is United Healthcare. We took the ferry to Block Island. The man from Federated Conglomerates is here. I work for the Great Southern and Western Railroad. % bug fixes for google-code bug tracker issue 13 John is pretty insanely stupid. John is rather excrutiatingly dull. John is rather exceptionally dull. John is rather unbearably dull. John is rather far from smart. John is rather incredibly dull. John is altogether incredibly dull. John is altogether amazingly quick. John is altogether stunningly dull. John is altogether stunningly inept. John is very atrociously gluttonous. John is rather quite dull. John is notably rather dull. John is plainly rather dull. John is obviously quite dull. John is quite fashionably late. John is so infernally frustrating. John is very unacceptably insubordinate. John is rather very insubordinate. John is rather far from dumb. John is rather quite dumb. John is altogether a bit boring, wouldn't you say? John is incomparably smarter. John is unflinchingly direct. John is undisputably the king. John is undeniably the winner. John is unarguably the winner. The car is unimaginably faster. The car is ridiculously faster. The Wehrmacht is unacceptably more dangerous. Rockefeller is fabulously richer. This computer is relatively more expensive. It's an inherently better method. It's a marginally less productive well. That one is a marginally better choice. It's a moderately faster way of doing things. John is rather incomparably smarter. It's a rather inherently better method. John is quite certainly a better choice. % Similar buggy sentences: *John is nimbly strongly dull. *John is boundlessly charmingly polite. John is boundlessly, charmingly polite. John is stupidly, insanely dull. % done, finished, started I have started working. I will start working. I am done working. I am done being angry. I am done with being angry. I am finished being angry. I am through being angry. We took a through flight. It's a done deed. % Some idiomatic expressions involving "doing" I am doing fine. I am doing poorly. % Expressions with direct and indirect objects I asked him a question. I told Jim a story. % Passive subjects with objects. I was asked a number of questions. I was told that crap, too. I was told all about it. I was told the whole story by Maybeline. He enquired my whereabouts. He inquired at the door. % Good sentences ... I heard a bark in the distance. % verb modifiers for talk, consist, etc. He talked quietly of revolt. He disapproved passionately of sex. He talks, mostly of revolution. It consists largely of sand. He talks mostly about the weather. He talked up a storm. he talked mostly to Ann. he talked a mean streak longer than I'd hoped He is talking up some chicks. He talks a lot. % Buggy use of disjuncts: and so is linked with Wq Rama ate the apple, and so did Mohan. % buggy coppula and copula contractions % "here is the ball" generates Wq and PF and SIs which is just wrong. % "there is the ball" is much better, but the SFst seems wrong to me. Here is the ball. Here's the ball. There is the ball! Where's the ball? Here's Johhny! There goes the neighborhood! But for the grace of God, there go I. % Buggy sentences that need fixing: His works disclose a mastery of composition. % Prepositional difficulties It fell when the clock chimed. % Inverted subject-object The treasure lay below the ground. Below the ground lay the treasure. % More failures: "He turned left." parses, but not correctly. % "He turned around", "he jumped around", "he jumped up" use "K" % as a particle link, and that seems wrong (??) % "He dodged sideways." uses MVp He turned left. He angled left. He angled around. He dodged left. He jumped left. He looked about. He turned about. I biked Johnson Creek. We walked Shoal Creek. We kayaked Town Lake. We skied Big Sur. We're kayaking Shoal Creek tomorrow. Biking feels good. Roselyn et al. wrote about manga. He went on and on, etc. The v.v. is true. Whenever he comes, she goes, and v.v. It was he that did it. John likes joking around. He's right, isn't he? Who am I? Because I said so. I don't think so. I, uhh, don't think you're right. Gosh darn it! This sentence parses badly. I would not choose to. Not that I would choose to. It sure is. It sure is great. The book sure is great. The sushi was best. How about the bubble tea? How 'bout them Cowboys? The results bear out the method The results bear looking at. It bears looking at. He talked longer than usual. He is taking longer than usual. He is working harder than usual. He hit harder. He hits hard. We're going to bike over. We'll jet on by. They sailed on by. Just scroll down. That just reeks. That is just the cat's meow. He stands accused of misconduct. He was jarred awake. There's barf on the seat. What the beep was that? We'll cab on over to the restaurant later. He waited in the check-out line. The wind gusted from the north. He must pee into the bottle. He'll stride up to the bar, pretending he didn't see a thing. We'll uplink tonight. That will reek tomorrow. That reeks of favoritism. Kids will frolic in the summer. He would labor over it for hours. That circuit will jitter intermittently. You must beware of the tiger. You must be wary of the tiger. You just scrolled past it. What have you gotten into? What have you gotten yourself into? % broken lexical chunk recognition: % ... not only, ... but also ... The deal includes not only junk, but also crap. % lists: He has three jobs: counting, measuring and listing. % If... then ... lexical constructs are broken. % Registers: Typical language used in instruction manuals, directives. If paid weekly, bring the last six pay stubs. If paid weekly, then bring six stubs. If it is broken, then remove it. If broken, then remove. Check the lid; if craked, then replace. Check the valve, replace if cracked. % % Institutionalized phrases: % We want the comma to act as a left-wall. By the way, did you have some? By the way, how was it? Since we are talking about it, how was it? Now that you mention it, what happened? While we're on the topic, was it good? Kenny sure is a bastard. % Registers -- Newspaper headline declarations % Missing definite articles (with definite articles, these would parse) % Perhaps a modal parse: if the ordinary parse failed, try another % with definite articles auto-inserted ? Thief invades boathouse. Burglars attack museum. Thief empties pockets of all they hold. % Idiomatic phrases It's a good bet he did it. It's a good bet that he did it. He's not the least bit interested. Let me tell you this: it stank. Watch out that you don't hit your head on the low beam. % Compound queries % Typically, the two subphrases parse correctly, but, % put together, they do not. What is a motor, and how does it work? What is a motor; how does it work? Who invented sliced bread, and when did they do it? Who invented sliced bread; when did they do it? % Automatic possesive guessing broken when entity is also a verb: % "to marry" is a verb, this breaks identification of "Marry" as entity: Flumblqwerty's shoes are red. Marry's shoes are red. % Overly long sentences leading to overflow I think one of the chief differences between the main Filipino language, which is Tagalog, and English, when I hear Tagalog speakers speaking English, is that they tend to place the stress on the wrong syllable of a word or they stress the wrong word in the sentence or in the question. % long sentence leading to crash. Cortes in his various letters again and again claims the Emperor's patronage of his bold defiance of the Emperor's officers on the ground that the latter in their action were moved solely by considerations of their personal gain, whereas he, Cortes, was striving to endow his sovereign with a rich new empire and boundless treasure whilst carrying into the dark pagan land, at the sword's point, the gentle creed of the Christian God. % A no-canonical-parses error Well, say, Joe, you can be Friar Tuck or Much the miller's son, and lam me with a quarter-staff; or I'll be the Sheriff of Nottingham and you be Robin Hood a little while and kill me. % When constituent tree printing is enabled, this causes % a cascade of and-list overflow errors: I have not seen the grysbok, or the suni, or the dibitag, or the lechwi, or the aoul, or the gerenuk, or the blaauwbok, or the chevrotain, or lots of others, but who in the world could guess what they were or what they looked like, judging only from the names? 
