(ROOT (S (NP (NP (NNP EZ) (NNP Aquarii) (NNP B)) (, ...) (NP (NNP EZ) (NNP Aquarii) (NNP C)) (, ...)) (VP (VB Excuse) (NP (PRP me)) (, ,) (NP (NN madam))) (. .)))
Sheldon
EZ Aquarii B...EZ Aquarii C...Excuse me, madam.
root
Number=Sing
EZ
EZ
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Aquarii
Aquarii
PROPN
NNP
list
Number=Sing
B
B
PROPN
NNP
punct
...
...
PUNCT
,
list
Number=Sing
EZ
EZ
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Aquarii
Aquarii
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
C
C
PROPN
NNP
punct
...
...
PUNCT
,
parataxis
Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin
excuse
Excuse
VERB
VB
iobj
Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs
I
me
PRON
PRP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
vocative
Number=Sing
madam
madam
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (NP (NNP Sheldon) (. ?)))
Amy
Sheldon?
root
Number=Sing
Sheldon
Sheldon
PROPN
NNP
punct
?
?
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (NP (NNS Rats) (. !)))
Sheldon
Rats!
root
Number=Plur
rat
Rats
NOUN
NNS
punct
!
!
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (PRP I)) (VP (VBP believe) (SBAR (S (NP (DT a) (NN misunderstanding)) (VP (MD may) (VP (VB have) (VP (VBN occurred) (SBAR (WHADVP (WRB when)) (S (NP (PRP I)) (VP (VBD asked) (NP (PRP you)) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB meet) (NP (PRP$ my) (NN mother)))))))))))))) (. .)))
Amy
I believe a misunderstanding may have occurred when I asked you to meet my mother.
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs
I
I
PRON
PRP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
believe
believe
VERB
VBP
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Sing
misunderstanding
misunderstanding
NOUN
NN
aux
VerbForm=Fin
may
may
AUX
MD
aux
VerbForm=Inf
have
have
AUX
VB
ccomp
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
occur
occurred
VERB
VBN
advmod
PronType=Int
when
when
ADV
WRB
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs
I
I
PRON
PRP
advcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
ask
asked
VERB
VBD
iobj
Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs
you
you
PRON
PRP
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
meet
meet
VERB
VB
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
my
my
PRON
PRP$
obj
Number=Sing
mother
mother
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (DT No) (NN misunderstanding) (. .)) (S (NP (PRP I)) (VP (VBP 've) (VP (VBN learned) (SBAR (WHNP (WP what)) (S (NP (DT that) (NN request)) (ADVP (RB actually)) (VP (VBZ means))))))) (, ,) (CC and) (S (NP (PRP I)) (VP (VBP do) (RB n't) (VP (VB want) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB be) (VP (VBN joined) (PP (IN to) (NP (DT another) (NN object))) (PP (IN by) (NP (NP (DT an) (JJ inclined) (NN plane)) (VP (VBN wrapped) (ADVP (RB helically)) (PP (IN around) (NP (DT an) (NN axis))))))))))))) (. .)))
Sheldon
No misunderstanding . I've learned what that request actually means, and I don't want to be joined to another object by an inclined plane wrapped helically around an axis.
det
no
No
DET
DT
root
Number=Sing
misunderstanding
misunderstanding
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs
I
I
PRON
PRP
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
have
've
AUX
VBP
parataxis
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
learn
learned
VERB
VBN
obj
PronType=Rel
what
what
PRON
WP
det
Number=Sing|PronType=Dem
that
that
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Sing
request
request
NOUN
NN
advmod
actually
actually
ADV
RB
acl:relcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
mean
means
VERB
VBZ
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs
I
I
PRON
PRP
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
do
do
AUX
VBP
advmod
not
n't
PART
RB
conj
VerbForm=Inf
want
want
VERB
VB
mark
to
to
PART
TO
aux:pass
VerbForm=Inf
be
be
AUX
VB
xcomp
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
join
joined
VERB
VBN
case
to
to
ADP
IN
det
another
another
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
object
object
NOUN
NN
case
by
by
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
an
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
inclined
inclined
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Sing
plane
plane
NOUN
NN
acl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
wrap
wrapped
VERB
VBN
advmod
helically
helically
ADV
RB
case
around
around
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
an
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
axis
axis
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (SBARQ (PP (IN In) (WHNP (WDT what) (NN way))) (SQ (VBP are) (NP (PRP you)) (VP (VBN screwed))) (. ?) (S (NP (NP (DT All)) (SBAR (S (NP (PRP I)) (VP (VBP want) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB do)))))))) (VP (VBZ is) (VP (VB present) (NP (PRP you)) (PP (IN as) (NP (NP (PRP$ my) (NN boyfriend)) (PP (IN to) (NP (PRP$ my) (NN mother))))) (SBAR (RB so) (S (NP (PRP she)) (VP (MD 'll) (VP (VB be) (ADJP (JJ satisfied) (SBAR (IN that) (S (NP (PRP I)) (VP (VBP 'm) (PP (IN in) (NP (DT a) (NN relationship)))))))))))))) (. .)))
Amy
In what way are you screwed? All I want to do is present you as my boyfriend to my mother so she'll be satisfied that I'm in a relationship.
case
in
In
ADP
IN
det
PronType=Int
what
what
DET
WDT
obl
Number=Sing
way
way
NOUN
NN
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
are
AUX
VBP
nsubj:pass
Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs
you
you
PRON
PRP
advcl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
screw
screwed
VERB
VBN
punct
?
?
PUNCT
.
nsubj:outer
all
All
DET
DT
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs
I
I
PRON
PRP
acl:relcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
want
want
VERB
VBP
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
do
do
VERB
VB
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
is
AUX
VBZ
root
VerbForm=Inf
present
present
VERB
VB
obj
Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs
you
you
PRON
PRP
case
as
as
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
my
my
PRON
PRP$
obl
Number=Sing
boyfriend
boyfriend
NOUN
NN
case
to
to
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
my
my
PRON
PRP$
obl
Number=Sing
mother
mother
NOUN
NN
advmod
so
so
ADV
RB
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
she
she
PRON
PRP
aux
VerbForm=Fin
will
'll
AUX
MD
cop
VerbForm=Inf
be
be
AUX
VB
parataxis
Degree=Pos
satisfied
satisfied
ADJ
JJ
mark
that
that
SCONJ
IN
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs
I
I
PRON
PRP
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
'm
AUX
VBP
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
ccomp
Number=Sing
relationship
relationship
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (ADVP (RB So)) (NP (PRP we)) (VP (MD 'd) (VP (VB be) (VP (VBG perpetrating) (NP (DT a) (NN ruse))))) (. ?)))
Sheldon
So we'd be perpetrating a ruse?
advmod
so
So
ADV
RB
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs
we
we
PRON
PRP
aux
VerbForm=Fin
would
'd
AUX
MD
aux
VerbForm=Inf
be
be
AUX
VB
root
Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part
perpetrate
perpetrating
VERB
VBG
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
ruse
ruse
NOUN
NN
punct
?
?
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (ADVP (RB Precisely) (. .)))
Amy
Precisely.
root
precisely
Precisely
ADV
RB
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (CC And) (NP (PRP you)) (VP (VBP have) (RB n't) (VP (VBN fallen) (ADVP (RB hopelessly)) (PP (IN in) (NP (NP (NN love)) (PP (IN with) (NP (PRP me))))))) (. ?)))
Sheldon
And you haven't fallen hopelessly in love with me?
cc
and
And
CCONJ
CC
nsubj
Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs
you
you
PRON
PRP
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
have
have
AUX
VBP
advmod
not
n't
PART
RB
root
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
fall
fallen
VERB
VBN
advmod
hopelessly
hopelessly
ADV
RB
case
in
in
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
love
love
NOUN
NN
case
with
with
ADP
IN
obl
Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs
I
me
PRON
PRP
punct
?
?
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (S (VP (VB Do) (RB n't) (VP (VB be) (ADJP (JJ absurd))))) (. .) (NP (PRP I)) (VP (VBP find) (S (NP (NP (DT the) (NN notion)) (PP (IN of) (NP (JJ romantic) (NN love)))) (VP (TO to) (VP (VB be) (NP (NP (DT an) (JJ unnecessary) (JJ cultural) (NN construct)) (SBAR (WHNP (WDT that)) (S (VP (VBZ adds) (NP (DT no) (NN value)) (PP (IN to) (NP (JJ human) (NNS relationships))))))))))) (. .)))
Amy
Don't be absurd . I find the notion of romantic love to be an unnecessary cultural construct that adds no value to human relationships.
aux
Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin
do
Do
AUX
VB
advmod
not
n't
PART
RB
cop
Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin
be
be
AUX
VB
root
Degree=Pos
absurd
absurd
ADJ
JJ
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs
I
I
PRON
PRP
parataxis
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
find
find
VERB
VBP
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
notion
notion
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
romantic
romantic
ADJ
JJ
nmod
Number=Sing
love
love
NOUN
NN
mark
to
to
PART
TO
cop
VerbForm=Inf
be
be
AUX
VB
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
an
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
unnecessary
unnecessary
ADJ
JJ
amod
Degree=Pos
cultural
cultural
ADJ
JJ
xcomp
Number=Sing
construct
construct
NOUN
NN
nsubj
PronType=Rel
that
that
PRON
WDT
acl:relcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
add
adds
VERB
VBZ
det
no
no
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
value
value
NOUN
NN
case
to
to
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
human
human
ADJ
JJ
nmod
Number=Plur
relationship
relationships
NOUN
NNS
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (S (NP (NNP Amy) (NNP Farrah) (NNP Fowler))) (, ,) (NP (DT that)) (VP (VBZ 's) (NP (NP (DT the) (ADJP (RBS most) (JJ pragmatic)) (NN thing)) (SBAR (S (NP (NN anyone)) (VP (VBZ has) (ADVP (RB ever)) (VP (VBN said) (PP (IN to) (NP (PRP me))))))))) (. .)))
Sheldon
Amy Farrah Fowler, that's the most pragmatic thing anyone has ever said to me.
vocative
Number=Sing
Amy
Amy
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Farrah
Farrah
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Fowler
Fowler
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Number=Sing|PronType=Dem
that
that
PRON
DT
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
's
AUX
VBZ
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
advmod
Degree=Sup
most
most
ADV
RBS
amod
Degree=Pos
pragmatic
pragmatic
ADJ
JJ
root
Number=Sing
thing
thing
NOUN
NN
nsubj
Number=Sing|PronType=Ind
anyone
anyone
PRON
NN
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
have
has
AUX
VBZ
advmod
ever
ever
ADV
RB
acl:relcl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
say
said
VERB
VBN
case
to
to
ADP
IN
obl
Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs
I
me
PRON
PRP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (PRP I)) (VP (VBP trust) (SBAR (S (NP (DT this) (NN clarification)) (VP (VBZ allows) (S (NP (PRP us)) (VP (TO to) (VP (VB return) (PP (IN to) (NP (NML (NN boy) (HYPH -) (NN slash) (HYPH -) (NN friend) (HYPH -) (NN slash) (HYPH -) (NN girl) (HYPH -) (NML (NN slash) (HYPH -) (NN friend))) (NN status)))))))))) (. .)))
Amy
I trust this clarification allows us to return to boy - slash - friend - slash - girl - slash - friend status.
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs
I
I
PRON
PRP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
trust
trust
VERB
VBP
det
Number=Sing|PronType=Dem
this
this
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Sing
clarification
clarification
NOUN
NN
ccomp
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
allow
allows
VERB
VBZ
iobj
Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs
we
us
PRON
PRP
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
return
return
VERB
VB
case
to
to
ADP
IN
compound
Number=Sing
boy
boy
NOUN
NN
punct
-
-
PUNCT
HYPH
compound
Number=Sing
slash
slash
NOUN
NN
punct
-
-
PUNCT
HYPH
obj
Number=Sing
friend
friend
NOUN
NN
punct
-
-
PUNCT
HYPH
compound
Number=Sing
slash
slash
NOUN
NN
punct
-
-
PUNCT
HYPH
compound
Number=Sing
girl
girl
NOUN
NN
punct
-
-
PUNCT
HYPH
compound
Number=Sing
slash
slash
NOUN
NN
punct
-
-
PUNCT
HYPH
compound
Number=Sing
friend
friend
NOUN
NN
obl
Number=Sing
status
status
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (SQ (MD Would) (NP (PRP you)) (VP (VB like) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB join) (NP (PRP me)) (PP (IN for) (NP (JJ Chinese) (NN food))))))) (. ?)))
Sheldon
Would you like to join me for Chinese food?
aux
VerbForm=Fin
would
Would
AUX
MD
nsubj
Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs
you
you
PRON
PRP
root
VerbForm=Inf
like
like
VERB
VB
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
join
join
VERB
VB
obj
Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs
I
me
PRON
PRP
case
for
for
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
Chinese
Chinese
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Sing
food
food
NOUN
NN
punct
?
?
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (NNP Sheldon)) (, ,) (INTJ (UH please)) (, ,) (NP (PRP you)) (VP (VBP 're) (VP (VBG suffocating) (NP (PRP me)))) (. .)))
Amy
Sheldon, please, you're suffocating me.
vocative
Number=Sing
Sheldon
Sheldon
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
discourse
please
please
INTJ
UH
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs
you
you
PRON
PRP
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
're
AUX
VBP
root
Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part
suffocate
suffocating
VERB
VBG
obj
Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs
I
me
PRON
PRP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (FRAG (NP (JJ Good) (NN night)) (, ,) (NP (NNP Amy)) (. .)))
Sheldon
Good night, Amy.
amod
Degree=Pos
good
Good
ADJ
JJ
root
Number=Sing
night
night
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
vocative
Number=Sing
Amy
Amy
PROPN
NNP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (FRAG (NP (JJ Good) (NN night)) (, ,) (NP (NNP Sheldon)) (. .)))
Amy
Good night, Sheldon.
amod
Degree=Pos
good
Good
ADJ
JJ
root
Number=Sing
night
night
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
vocative
Number=Sing
Sheldon
Sheldon
PROPN
NNP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
EZ Aquarii B...EZ Aquarii C...Excuse me, madam. Sheldon? Rats! I believe a misunderstanding may have occurred when I asked you to meet my mother. No misunderstanding . I've learned what that request actually means, and I don't want to be joined to another object by an inclined plane wrapped helically around an axis. In what way are you screwed? All I want to do is present you as my boyfriend to my mother so she'll be satisfied that I'm in a relationship. So we'd be perpetrating a ruse? Precisely. And you haven't fallen hopelessly in love with me? Don't be absurd . I find the notion of romantic love to be an unnecessary cultural construct that adds no value to human relationships. Amy Farrah Fowler, that's the most pragmatic thing anyone has ever said to me. I trust this clarification allows us to return to boy - slash - friend - slash - girl - slash - friend status. Would you like to join me for Chinese food? Sheldon, please, you're suffocating me. Good night, Amy. Good night, Sheldon.