root: root
The root of a sentence is the predicate of the main clause. This may be a verb (1), a predicate adjective (2), or a nominal in a copular construction (3). Sometimes only an auxiliary (see AUX) is present, in which case that will be promoted to root (4). If there is only a phrase, whatever is the governor of that phrase will be the root (5).
# visual-style 1 5 root color:blue
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1 ROOT _ _ _ _ 0 root _ _
2 你 _ PRON _ _ 5 nsubj _ 2SG
3 都 _ ADV _ _ 5 advmod _ also
4 要 _ AUX _ _ 5 aux _ need
5 幫一幫 _ VERB _ _ 1 root _ help
6 我哋 _ PRON _ _ 5 obj _ 1PL
1 "You _ _ _ _ 0 _ _ _
2 have _ _ _ _ 0 _ _ _
3 to _ _ _ _ 0 _ _ _
4 help _ _ _ _ 0 _ _ _
5 us, _ _ _ _ 0 _ _ _
6 too." _ _ _ _ 0 _ _ _
# visual-style 1 4 root color:blue
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# visual-style 4 bgColor:blue
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1 ROOT _ _ _ _ 0 root _ _
2 的確 _ ADV _ _ 4 advmod _ indeed
3 好 _ ADV _ _ 4 advmod _ very
4 靚 _ ADJ _ _ 1 root _ beautiful
1 "It's _ _ _ _ 0 _ _ _
2 beautiful _ _ _ _ 0 _ _ _
3 indeed." _ _ _ _ 0 _ _ _
# visual-style 1 5 root color:blue
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# visual-style 5 bgColor:blue
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1 ROOT _ _ _ _ 0 root _ _
2 佢 _ PRON _ _ 5 nsubj _ 3SG
3 係 _ VERB _ _ 5 cop _ be
4 我 _ PRON _ _ 5 nmod _ 1SG
5 男朋友 _ NOUN _ _ 1 root _ boyfriend
1 "He _ _ _ _ 0 _ _ _
2 is _ _ _ _ 0 _ _ _
3 my _ _ _ _ 0 _ _ _
4 boyfriend." _ _ _ _ 0 _ _ _
# visual-style 1 3 root color:blue
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# visual-style 3 bgColor:blue
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1 ROOT _ _ _ _ 0 root _ _
2 佢 _ PRON _ _ 3 nsubj _ 3SG.M
3 會 _ AUX _ _ 1 root _ will
1 "She _ _ _ _ 0 _ _ _
2 will _ _ _ _ 0 _ _ _
3 (do _ _ _ _ 0 _ _ _
4 it)." _ _ _ _ 0 _ _ _
# visual-style 1 4 root color:blue
# visual-style 1 bgColor:blue
# visual-style 1 fgColor:white
# visual-style 4 bgColor:blue
# visual-style 4 fgColor:white
1 ROOT _ _ _ _ 0 root _ _
2 邊 _ DET _ _ 4 det _ which
3 兩 _ NUM _ _ 4 nummod _ two
4 位 _ NOUN _ _ 1 root _ CL:person
5 呀 _ PART _ _ 4 discourse:sp _ SP
6 ？ _ PUNCT _ _ 4 punct _ _
1 "Which _ _ _ _ 0 _ _ _
2 two _ _ _ _ 0 _ _ _
3 (people)?" _ _ _ _ 0 _ _ _
root in other languages: [bej] [bm] [cop] [cs] [el] [en] [es] [fi] [fr] [ga] [hy] [it] [ka] [kk] [ky] [no] [pcm] [pt] [qpm] [ro] [ru] [sl] [ssp] [sv] [swl] [tr] [u] [xcl] [yue] [zh]