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Translations and glosses for the [https://web.archive.org/web/20120427054736/http://fiziwig.com/conlang/syntax_tests.html Conlang Syntax Test Cases]
#The sun shines.
==Translations==
#'''The sun shines.'''
#:PRS.PFV.shine sun.NOM
#:PRS.PFV.shine sun.NOM
#The sun is shining.
#'''The sun is shining.'''
#:PRS.CONT.shine sun.NOM
#:PRS.CONT.shine sun.NOM
#The sun shone.
#'''The sun shone.'''
#:PST.PFV.shine sun.NOM
#:PST.PFV.shine sun.NOM
#The sun will shine.
#'''The sun will shine.'''
#:FUT.PFV.shine sun.NOM
#:FUT.PFV.shine sun.NOM
#The sun has been shining.
#'''The sun has been shining.'''
#:PRS.RET.shine sun.NOM
#'''The sun is shining again.'''
#:PRS.CONT.shine again sun.NOM
#'''The sun will shine tomorrow.'''<ref name="TimeWords">Time words (tomorrow, now, monday), adverbs or nouns?</ref>
#:FUT.PFV.shine sun.NOM tomorrow.LOC
#:FUT.PFV.shine tomorrow sun.NOM
#'''The sun shines brightly.'''
#:PRS.PFV.shine brightly sun.NOM
#'''The bright sun shines.'''
#:PRS.PFV.shine sun.NOM bright
#'''The sun is rising now.'''<ref name="TimeWords"></ref>
#:PRS.CONT.rise sun.NOM now.LOC
#:PRS.CONT.rise now sun.NOM
#'''All the people shouted.'''
#:PST.PFV.shout all people
#'''Some of the people shouted.'''
#:PST.PFV.shout some.NOM SRM among people.NOM
#'''Many of the people shouted twice.'''
#:PST.PFV.shout many.NOM SRM among people.NOM
#'''Happy people often shout.'''
#:GNO.HAB.shout people.NOM happy
#'''The kitten jumped up.'''
#:PST.PFV.jump up kitten.NOM
#'''The kitten jumped onto the table.'''
#:PST.PFV.jump kitten.NOM SRM on table.LOC
#'''My little kitten walked away.'''
#:PST.PFV.walk away my kitten.NOM little
#'''It's raining.'''
#:PRS.CONT.rain
#'''The rain came down.'''
#:PST.PFV.come down rain.NOM
#'''The kitten is playing in the rain.'''
#:PRS.CONT.play kitten.NOM rain.LOC
#'''The rain has stopped.'''
#:PRS.RET.stop rain.NOM
#'''Soon the rain will stop.'''<ref name="TimeWords"></ref>
#:FUT.PFV.stop rain.NOM soon.LOC
#:FUT.PFV.stop soon rain.NOM
#'''I hope the rain stops soon.'''<ref name="TimeWords"></ref><ref name="SecondHandModals">How to express second hand modals (I want you to. I hope it does. etc.)? are they causatives?</ref>
#:FUT.PFV.stop.ASP 1s.NOM.BEN rain.ABS soon.LOC
#:FUT.PFV.stop rain.NOM soon.LOC coverb.ASP 1s.NOM
#:FUT.PFV.stop.ASP soon 1s.NOM.BEN rain.ABS
#:FUT.PFV.stop soon rain.NOM coverb.ASP 1s.NOM
#'''Once wild animals lived here.'''<ref name="TimeWords"></ref>
#:PST.PFV.live animals.NOM wild once.LOC here.LOC
#:PST.PFV.live once animals.NOM wild here.LOC
#'''Slowly she looked around.'''
#:PST.PFV.look slowly 3s.NOM around.MET
#'''Go away!'''<ref name="TimeWords"></ref>
#:PRS.PFV.go.CLS away.LOC
#:PRS.PFV.go.CLS away
#'''Let's go!'''
#:PRS.PFV.go.IMS
#'''You should go.'''
#:PRS.PROSP.go.REQ 2s.NOM
#'''I will be happy to go.'''
#:FUT.PFV.go.DES 1s.NOM
#'''He will arrive soon.'''<ref name="TimeWords"></ref>
#:FUT.PFV.arrive 3s.NOM soon.LOC
#:FUT.PFV.arrive soon 3s.NOM
#'''The baby's ball has rolled away.'''<ref name="TimeWords"></ref>
#:PST.PFV.roll ball.NOM away.LOC SRM baby.ORI
#:PST.PFV.roll away ball.NOM SRM baby.ORI
#'''The two boys are working together.'''
#:PRS.CONT.work together two boys.NOM
#'''This mist will probably clear away.'''
#:FUT.PFV.clear-away.PBL mist.NOM
#'''Lovely flowers are growing everywhere.'''
#:PRS.CONT.grow flowers.NOM lovely everywhere.LOC
#'''We should eat more slowly.'''
#:PRS.PROSP.eat.REQ slowly more 1p/Ds/Dp.NOM
#'''You have come too soon.'''<ref name="TimeWords"></ref>
#:PRS.RET.come 2s.NOM soon.LOC too.much
#:PRS.RET.come soon too-much 2s.NOM
#'''You must write more neatly.'''
#:PRS.PROSP.write.NEC neatly more 2s.NOM
#'''Directly opposite stands a wonderful palace.'''
#:palace.NOM wonderful PRS.PFV.stand opposite.LOC directly
#'''Henry's dog is lost.'''
#:PRS.PFV.is dog.NOM SRM henry.ORI
#'''My cat is black.'''
#:GNO.PFV.is cat.NOM black.ABS
#'''The little girl's doll is broken.'''<ref name="NonFiniteVerbs">Need to define non finite verbs</ref>
#:PRS.PFV.is doll.NOM brake.ABS SRM girl.ORI little
#'''I usually sleep soundly.'''
#:GNO.HAB.sleep soundly 1s.NOM
#'''The children ran after Jack.'''
#:PST.PFV.run children.NOM jack.MET
#'''I can play after school.'''
#:PRS.PROSP.play.POT 1s.NOM SRM after school.LOC
#'''We went to the village for a visit.'''
#:PST.PFV.go 1s/Ds/Dp.NOM village.MET visit.MET
#'''We arrived at the river.'''
#:PST.PFV.arrive 1s/Ds/Dp.NOM river.LOC
#'''I have been waiting for you.'''
#:PST.CONT.wait 1s.NOM 2s.MET
#'''The campers sat around the fire.'''
#:PST.PFV.sit around campers.NOM fire.LOC
#'''A little girl with a kitten sat near me.'''
#:PST.PFV.sit near girl.NOM little kitten.INS 1s.ABS
#'''The child waited at the door for her father.'''
#:PST.PFV.wait child.NOM father.MET door.LOC
#'''Yesterday the oldest girl in the village lost her kitten.'''<ref name="TimeWords"></ref>
#:PST.PFV.lose girl.NOM oldest her kitten.ABS yesterday.LOC SRM village.LOC
#:PST.PFV.lose yesterday girl.NOM oldest her kitten.ABS SRM village.LOC
#'''Were you born in this village?'''
#:PST.PFV.born 2s.NOM this village.LOC, PST.PFV.born.N
#'''Can your brother dance well?'''
#:GNO.PFV.dance well your brother.NOM, GNO.PFV.dance.FAC.N
#'''Did the man leave?'''
#:PST.PFV.leave man.NOM, PST.PFV.leave.N
#'''Is your sister coming for you?'''
#:PRS.PROSP.come your sister.NOM 2s.MET, PRS.PROSP.come.N
#'''Can you come tomorrow?'''
#:GNO.PROSP.come 2s.NOM tomorrow.LOC, GNO.PROSP.come.N
#'''Have the neighbors gone away for the winter?'''
#:PRS.RET.go away during neighbors.NOM winter.LOC, PRS.RET.go.N
#'''Does the robin sing in the rain?'''
#:GNO.HAB.sing robin.NOM rain.LOC, GNO.HAB.sing.N
#'''Are you going with us to the concert?'''
#:
#:
#The sun is shining again.
#'''Have you ever travelled in the jungle?'''
#:
#:
#The sun will shine tomorrow.
#'''We sailed down the river for several miles.'''
#:
#:
#The sun shines brightly.
#'''Everybody knows about hunting.'''
#:GNO.PFV.shine bright sun
#The bright sun shines.
#:PRS.PFV.shine sun bright
#The sun is rising now.
#:
#:
#All the people shouted.
#'''On a Sunny morning after the solstice we started for the mountains.'''
#:
#:
#Some of the people shouted.
#'''Tom laughed at the monkey's tricks.'''
#:
#:
#Many of the people shouted twice.
#'''An old man with a walking stick stood beside the fence.'''
#:
#:
#Happy people often shout.
#'''The squirrel's nest was hidden by drooping boughs.'''
#:
#:
#The kitten jumped up.
#'''The little seeds waited patiently under the snow for the warm spring sun.'''
#:
#:
#The kitten jumped onto the table.
#'''Many little girls with wreaths of flowers on their heads danced around the bonfire.'''
#:
#:
#My little kitten walked away.
#'''The cover of the basket fell to the floor.'''
#:
#:
#It's raining.
#'''The first boy in the line stopped at the entrance.'''
#:
#:
#The rain came down.
#'''On the top of the hill in a little hut lived a wise old woman.'''
#:
#:
#The kitten is playing in the rain.
#'''During our residence in the country we often walked in the pastures.'''
#:
#:
#The rain has stopped.
#'''When will your guests from the city arrive?'''
#:
#:
#Soon the rain will stop.
#'''Near the mouth of the river, its course turns sharply towards the East.'''
#:
#:
#I hope the rain stops soon.
#'''Between the two lofty mountains lay a fertile valley.'''
#:
#:
#Once wild animals lived here.
#'''Among the wheat grew tall red poppies.'''
#:
#:
#Slowly she looked around.
#'''The strong roots of the oak trees were torn from the ground.'''
#:
#:
#Go away!
#'''The sun looked down through the branches upon the children at play.'''
#:
#:
#Let's go!
#'''The west wind blew across my face like a friendly caress.'''
#:
#:
#You should go.
#'''The spool of thread rolled across the floor.'''
#:
#:
#I will be happy to go.
#'''A box of growing plants stood in the Window.'''
#:
#:
#He will arrive soon.
#'''I am very happy.'''
#:
#:
#The baby's ball has rolled away.
#'''These oranges are juicy.'''
#:
#:
#The two boys are working together.
#'''Sea water is salty.'''
#:
#:
#This mist will probably clear away.
#'''The streets are full of people.'''
#:
#:
#Lovely flowers are growing everywhere.
#'''Sugar tastes sweet.'''
#:
#:
#We should eat more slowly.
#'''The fire feels hot.'''
#:
#:
#You have come too soon.
#'''The little girl seemed lonely.'''
#:
#:
#You must write more neatly.
#'''The little boy's father had once been a sailor.'''
#:
#:
#Directly opposite stands a wonderful palace.
#'''I have lost my blanket.'''
#:
#:
#Henry's dog is lost.
#'''A robin has built his nest in the apple tree.'''
#:
#:
#My cat is black.
#'''At noon we ate our lunch by the roadside.'''
#:
#:
#The little girl's doll is broken.
#'''Mr. Jones made a knife for his little boy.'''
#:
#:
#I usually sleep soundly.
#'''Their voices sound very happy.'''
#:
#:
#The children ran after Jack.
#'''Is today Monday?'''
#:
#:
#I can play after school.
#'''Have all the leaves fallen from the tree?'''
#:
#:
#We went to the village for a visit.
#'''Will you be ready on time?'''
#:
#:
#We arrived at the river.
#'''Will you send this message for me?'''
#:
#:
#I have been waiting for you.
#'''Are you waiting for me?'''
#:
#:
#The campers sat around the fire.
#'''Is this the first kitten of the litter?'''
#:
#:
#A little girl with a kitten sat near me.
#'''Are these shoes too big for you?'''
#:
#:
#The child waited at the door for her father.
#'''How wide is the River?'''
#:
#:
#Yesterday the oldest girl in the village lost her kitten.
#'''Listen.'''
#:
#:
#Were you born in this village?
#'''Sit here by me.'''
#:
#:
#Can your brother dance well?
#'''Keep this secret until tomorrow.'''
#:
#:
#Did the man leave?
#'''Come with us.'''
#:
#:
#Is your sister coming for you?
#'''Bring your friends with you.'''
#:
#:
#Can you come tomorrow?
#'''Be careful.'''
#:
#:
#Have the neighbors gone away for the winter?
#'''Have some tea.'''
#:
#:
#Does the robin sing in the rain?
#'''Pip and his dog were great friends.'''
#:
#:
#Are you going with us to the concert?
#'''John and Elizabeth are brother and sister.'''
#:
#:
#Have you ever travelled in the jungle?
#'''You and I will go together.'''
#:
#:
#We sailed down the river for several miles.
#'''They opened all the doors and windows.'''
#:
#:
#Everybody knows about hunting.
#'''He is small, but strong.'''
#:
#:
#On a Sunny morning after the solstice we started for the mountains.
#'''Is this tree an oak or a maple?'''
#:
#:
#Tom laughed at the monkey's tricks.
#'''Does the sky look blue or gray?'''
#:
#:
#An old man with a walking stick stood beside the fence.
#'''Come with your father or mother.'''
#:
#:
#The squirrel's nest was hidden by drooping boughs.
#'''I am tired, but very happy.'''
#:
#:
#The little seeds waited patiently under the snow for the warm spring sun.
#'''He played a tune on his wonderful flute.'''
#:
#:
#Many little girls with wreaths of flowers on their heads danced around the bonfire.
#'''Toward the end of August the days grow much shorter.'''
#:
#:
#The cover of the basket fell to the floor.
#'''A company of soldiers marched over the hill and across the meadow.'''
#:
#:
#The first boy in the line stopped at the entrance.
#'''The first part of the story is very interesting.'''
#:
#:
#On the top of the hill in a little hut lived a wise old woman.
#'''The crow dropped some pebbles into the pitcher and raised the water to the brim.'''
#:
#:
#During our residence in the country we often walked in the pastures.
#'''The baby clapped her hands and laughed in glee.'''
#:
#:
#When will your guests from the city arrive?
#'''Stop your game and be quiet.'''
#:
#:
#Near the mouth of the river, its course turns sharply towards the East.
#'''The sound of the drums grew louder and louder.'''
#:
#:
#Between the two lofty mountains lay a fertile valley.
#'''Do you like summer or winter better?'''
#:
#:
#Among the wheat grew tall red poppies.
#'''That boy will have a wonderful trip.'''
#:
#:
#The strong roots of the oak trees were torn from the ground.
#'''They popped corn, and then sat around the fire and ate it.'''
#:
#:
#The sun looked down through the branches upon the children at play.
#'''They won the first two games, but lost the last one.'''
#:
#:
#The west wind blew across my face like a friendly caress.
#'''Take this note, carry it to your mother; and wait for an answer.'''
#:
#:
#The spool of thread rolled across the floor.
#'''I awoke early, dressed hastily, and went down to breakfast.'''
#:
#:
#A box of growing plants stood in the Window.
#'''Aha! I have caught you!'''
#:
#:
#I am very happy.
#'''This string is too short!'''
#:
#:
#These oranges are juicy.
#'''Oh, dear! the wind has blown my hat away!'''
#:
#:
#Sea water is salty.
#'''Alas! that news is sad indeed!'''
#:
#:
#The streets are full of people.
#'''Whew! that cold wind freezes my nose!'''
#:
#:
#Sugar tastes sweet.
#'''Are you warm enough now?'''
#:
#:
#The fire feels hot.
#'''They heard the warning too late.'''
#:
#:
#The little girl seemed lonely.
#'''We are a brave people, and love our country.'''
#:
#:
#The little boy's father had once been a sailor.
#'''All the children came except Mary.'''
#:
#:
#I have lost my blanket.
#'''Jack seized a handful of pebbles and threw them into the lake.'''
#:
#:
#A robin has built his nest in the apple tree.
#'''This cottage stood on a low hill, at some distance from the village.'''
#:
#:
#At noon we ate our lunch by the roadside.
#'''On a fine summer evening, the two old people were sitting outside the door of their cottage.'''
#:
#:
#Mr. Jones made a knife for his little boy.
#'''Our bird's name is Jacko.'''
#:
#:
#Their voices sound very happy.
#'''The river knows the way to the sea.'''
#:
#:
#Is today Monday?
#'''The boat sails away, like a bird on the wing.'''
#:
#:
#Have all the leaves fallen from the tree?
#'''They looked cautiously about, but saw nothing.'''
#:
#:
#Will you be ready on time?
#'''The little house had three rooms, a sitting room, a bedroom, and a tiny kitchen.'''
#:
#:
#Will you send this message for me?
#'''We visited my uncle's village, the largest village in the world.'''
#:
#:
#Are you waiting for me?
#'''We learn something new each day.'''
#:
#:
#Is this the first kitten of the litter?
#'''The market begins five minutes earlier this week.'''
#:
#:
#Are these shoes too big for you?
#'''Did you find the distance too great?'''
#:
#:
#How wide is the River?
#'''Hurry, children.'''
#:
#:
#Listen.
#'''Madam, I will obey your command.'''
#:
#:
#Sit here by me.
#'''Here under this tree they gave their guests a splendid feast.'''
#:
#:
#Keep this secret until tomorrow.
#'''In winter I get up at night, and dress by yellow candlelight.'''
#:
#:
#Come with us.
#'''Tell the last part of that story again.'''
#:
#:
#Bring your friends with you.
#'''Be quick or you will be too late.'''
#:
#:
#Be careful.
#'''Will you go with us or wait here?'''
#:
#:
#Have some tea.
#'''She was always, shabby, often ragged, and on cold days very uncomfortable.'''
#:
#:
#Pip and his dog were great friends.
#'''Think first and then act.'''
#:
#:
#John and Elizabeth are brother and sister.
#'''I stood, a little mite of a girl, upon a chair by the window, and watched the falling snowflakes.'''
#:
#:
#You and I will go together.
#'''Show the guests these shells, my son, and tell them their strange history.'''
#:
#:
#They opened all the doors and windows.
#'''Be satisfied with nothing but your best.'''
#:
#:
#He is small, but strong.
#'''We consider them our faithful friends.'''
#:
#:
#Is this tree an oak or a maple?
#'''We will make this place our home.'''
#:
#:
#Does the sky look blue or gray?
#'''The squirrels make their nests warm and snug with soft moss and leaves.'''
#:
#:
#Come with your father or mother.
#'''The little girl made the doll's dress herself.'''
#:
#:
#I am tired, but very happy.
#'''I hurt myself.'''
#:
#:
#He played a tune on his wonderful flute.
#'''She was talking to herself.'''
#:
#:
#Toward the end of August the days grow much shorter.
#'''He proved himself trustworthy.'''
#:
#:
#A company of soldiers marched over the hill and across the meadow.
#'''We could see ourselves in the water.'''
#:
#:
#The first part of the story is very interesting.
#'''Do it yourself.'''
#:
#:
#The crow dropped some pebbles into the pitcher and raised the water to the brim.
#'''I feel ashamed of myself.'''
#:
#:
#The baby clapped her hands and laughed in glee.
#'''Sit here by yourself.'''
#:
#:
#Stop your game and be quiet.
#'''The dress of the little princess was embroidered with roses, the national flower of the Country.'''
#:
#:
#The sound of the drums grew louder and louder.
#'''They wore red caps, the symbol of liberty.'''
#:
#:
#Do you like summer or winter better?
#'''With him as our protector, we fear no danger.'''
#:
#:
#That boy will have a wonderful trip.
#'''All her finery, lace, ribbons, and feathers, was packed away in a trunk.'''
#:
#:
#They popped corn, and then sat around the fire and ate it.
#'''Light he thought her, like a feather.'''
#:
#:
#They won the first two games, but lost the last one.
#'''Every spring and fall our cousins pay us a long visit.'''
#:
#:
#Take this note, carry it to your mother: and wait for an answer.
#'''In our climate the grass remains green all winter.'''
#:
#:
#I awoke early, dressed hastily, and went down to breakfast.
#'''The boy who brought the book has gone.'''
#:
#:
#Aha! I have caught you!
#'''These are the flowers that you ordered.'''
#:
#:
#This string is too short!
#'''I have lost the book that you gave me.'''
#:
#:
#Oh, dear! the wind has blown my hat away!
#'''The fisherman who owned the boat now demanded payment.'''
#:
#:
#Alas! that news is sad indeed!
#'''Come when you are called.'''
#:
#:
#Whew! that cold wind freezes my nose!
#'''I shall stay at home if it rains.'''
#:
#:
#Are you warm enough now?
#'''When he saw me, he stopped.'''
#:
#:
#They heard the warning too late.
#'''Do not laugh at me because I seem so absent minded.'''
#:
#:
#We are a brave people, and love our country.
#'''I shall lend you the books that you need.'''
#:
#:
#All the children came except Mary.
#'''Come early next Monday if you can.'''
#:
#:
#Jack seized a handful of pebbles and threw them into the lake.
#'''If you come early, wait in the hall.'''
#:
#:
#This cottage stood on a low hill, at some distance from the village.
#'''I had a younger brother whose name was Antonio.'''
#:
#:
#On a fine summer evening, the two old people were sitting outside the door of their cottage.
#'''Gnomes are little men who live under the ground.'''
#:
#:
#Our bird's name is Jacko.
#'''He is loved by everybody, because he has a gentle disposition.'''
#:
#:
#The river knows the way to the sea.
#'''Hold the horse while I run and get my cap.'''
#:
#:
#The boat sails away, like a bird on the wing.
#'''I have found the ring I lost.'''
#:
#:
#They looked cautiously about, but saw nothing.
#'''Play and I will sing.'''
#:
#:
#The little house had three rooms, a sitting room, a bedroom, and a tiny kitchen.
#'''That is the funniest story I ever heard.'''
#:
#:
#We visited my uncle's village, the largest village in the world.
#'''She is taller than her brother.'''
#:
#:
#We learn something new each day.
#'''They are no wiser than we.'''
#:
#:
#The market begins five minutes earlier this week.
#'''Light travels faster than sound.'''
#:
#:
#Did you find the distance too great?
#'''We have more time than they.'''
#:
#:
#Hurry, children.
#'''She has more friends than enemies.'''
#:
#:
#Madam, I will obey your command.
#'''He was very poor, and with his wife and five children lived in a little low cabin of logs and stones.'''
#:
#:
#Here under this tree they gave their guests a splendid feast.
#'''When the wind blew, the traveler wrapped his mantle more closely around him.'''
#:
#:
#In winter I get up at night, and dress by yellow candlelight.
#'''I am sure that we can go.'''
#:
#:
#Tell the last part of that story again.
#'''We went back to the place where we saw the roses.'''
#:
#:
#Be quick or you will be too late.
#'''"This tree is fifty feet high," said the gardener.'''
#:
#:
#Will you go with us or wait here?
#'''I think that this train leaves five minutes earlier today.'''
#:
#:
#She was always, shabby, often ragged, and on cold days very uncomfortable.
#'''My opinion is that the governor will grant him a pardon.'''
#:
#:
#Think first and then act.
#'''Why he has left the city is a mystery.'''
#:
#:
#I stood, a little mite of a girl, upon a chair by the window, and watched the falling snowflakes.
#'''The house stands where three roads meet.'''
#:
#:
#Show the guests these shells, my son, and tell them their strange history.
#'''He has far more money than brains.'''
#:
#:
#Be satisfied with nothing but your best.
#'''Evidently that gate is never opened, for the long grass and the great hemlocks grow close against it.'''
#:
#:
#We consider them our faithful friends.
#'''I met a little cottage girl; she was eight years old, she said.'''
#:
#We will make this place our home.
#:
#The squirrels make their nests warm and snug with soft moss and leaves.
#:
#The little girl made the doll's dress herself.
#:
#I hurt myself.
#:
#She was talking to herself.
#:
#He proved himself trustworthy.
#:
#We could see ourselves in the water.
#:
#Do it yourself.
#:
#I feel ashamed of myself.
#:
#Sit here by yourself.
#:
#The dress of the little princess was embroidered with roses, the national flower of the Country.
#:
#They wore red caps, the symbol of liberty.
#:
#With him as our protector, we fear no danger.
#:
#All her finery, lace, ribbons, and feathers, was packed away in a trunk.
#:
#Light he thought her, like a feather.
#:
#Every spring and fall our cousins pay us a long visit.
#:
#In our climate the grass remains green all winter.
#:
#The boy who brought the book has gone.
#:
#These are the flowers that you ordered.
#:
#I have lost the book that you gave me.
#:
#The fisherman who owned the boat now demanded payment.
#:
#Come when you are called.
#:
#I shall stay at home if it rains.
#:
#When he saw me, he stopped.
#:
#Do not laugh at me because I seem so absent minded.
#:
#I shall lend you the books that you need.
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#Come early next Monday if you can.
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#If you come early, wait in the hall.
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#I had a younger brother whose name was Antonio.
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#Gnomes are little men who live under the ground.
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#He is loved by everybody, because he has a gentle disposition.
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#Hold the horse while I run and get my cap.
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#I have found the ring I lost.
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#Play and I will sing.
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#That is the funniest story I ever heard.
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#She is taller than her brother.
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#They are no wiser than we.
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#Light travels faster than sound.
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#We have more time than they.
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#She has more friends than enemies.
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#He was very poor, and with his wife and five children lived in a little low cabin of logs and stones.
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#When the wind blew, the traveler wrapped his mantle more closely around him.
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#I am sure that we can go.
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#We went back to the place where we saw the roses.
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#"This tree is fifty feet high," said the gardener.
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#I think that this train leaves five minutes earlier today.
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#My opinion is that the governor will grant him a pardon.
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#Why he has left the city is a mystery.
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#The house stands where three roads meet.
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#He has far more money than brains.
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#Evidently that gate is never opened, for the long grass and the great hemlocks grow close against it.
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#I met a little cottage girl: she was eight years old, she said.
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==Notes==
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Latest revision as of 14:01, 8 August 2014

Translations and glosses for the Conlang Syntax Test Cases

Translations

  1. The sun shines.
    PRS.PFV.shine sun.NOM
  2. The sun is shining.
    PRS.CONT.shine sun.NOM
  3. The sun shone.
    PST.PFV.shine sun.NOM
  4. The sun will shine.
    FUT.PFV.shine sun.NOM
  5. The sun has been shining.
    PRS.RET.shine sun.NOM
  6. The sun is shining again.
    PRS.CONT.shine again sun.NOM
  7. The sun will shine tomorrow.[1]
    FUT.PFV.shine sun.NOM tomorrow.LOC
    FUT.PFV.shine tomorrow sun.NOM
  8. The sun shines brightly.
    PRS.PFV.shine brightly sun.NOM
  9. The bright sun shines.
    PRS.PFV.shine sun.NOM bright
  10. The sun is rising now.[1]
    PRS.CONT.rise sun.NOM now.LOC
    PRS.CONT.rise now sun.NOM
  11. All the people shouted.
    PST.PFV.shout all people
  12. Some of the people shouted.
    PST.PFV.shout some.NOM SRM among people.NOM
  13. Many of the people shouted twice.
    PST.PFV.shout many.NOM SRM among people.NOM
  14. Happy people often shout.
    GNO.HAB.shout people.NOM happy
  15. The kitten jumped up.
    PST.PFV.jump up kitten.NOM
  16. The kitten jumped onto the table.
    PST.PFV.jump kitten.NOM SRM on table.LOC
  17. My little kitten walked away.
    PST.PFV.walk away my kitten.NOM little
  18. It's raining.
    PRS.CONT.rain
  19. The rain came down.
    PST.PFV.come down rain.NOM
  20. The kitten is playing in the rain.
    PRS.CONT.play kitten.NOM rain.LOC
  21. The rain has stopped.
    PRS.RET.stop rain.NOM
  22. Soon the rain will stop.[1]
    FUT.PFV.stop rain.NOM soon.LOC
    FUT.PFV.stop soon rain.NOM
  23. I hope the rain stops soon.[1][2]
    FUT.PFV.stop.ASP 1s.NOM.BEN rain.ABS soon.LOC
    FUT.PFV.stop rain.NOM soon.LOC coverb.ASP 1s.NOM
    FUT.PFV.stop.ASP soon 1s.NOM.BEN rain.ABS
    FUT.PFV.stop soon rain.NOM coverb.ASP 1s.NOM
  24. Once wild animals lived here.[1]
    PST.PFV.live animals.NOM wild once.LOC here.LOC
    PST.PFV.live once animals.NOM wild here.LOC
  25. Slowly she looked around.
    PST.PFV.look slowly 3s.NOM around.MET
  26. Go away![1]
    PRS.PFV.go.CLS away.LOC
    PRS.PFV.go.CLS away
  27. Let's go!
    PRS.PFV.go.IMS
  28. You should go.
    PRS.PROSP.go.REQ 2s.NOM
  29. I will be happy to go.
    FUT.PFV.go.DES 1s.NOM
  30. He will arrive soon.[1]
    FUT.PFV.arrive 3s.NOM soon.LOC
    FUT.PFV.arrive soon 3s.NOM
  31. The baby's ball has rolled away.[1]
    PST.PFV.roll ball.NOM away.LOC SRM baby.ORI
    PST.PFV.roll away ball.NOM SRM baby.ORI
  32. The two boys are working together.
    PRS.CONT.work together two boys.NOM
  33. This mist will probably clear away.
    FUT.PFV.clear-away.PBL mist.NOM
  34. Lovely flowers are growing everywhere.
    PRS.CONT.grow flowers.NOM lovely everywhere.LOC
  35. We should eat more slowly.
    PRS.PROSP.eat.REQ slowly more 1p/Ds/Dp.NOM
  36. You have come too soon.[1]
    PRS.RET.come 2s.NOM soon.LOC too.much
    PRS.RET.come soon too-much 2s.NOM
  37. You must write more neatly.
    PRS.PROSP.write.NEC neatly more 2s.NOM
  38. Directly opposite stands a wonderful palace.
    palace.NOM wonderful PRS.PFV.stand opposite.LOC directly
  39. Henry's dog is lost.
    PRS.PFV.is dog.NOM SRM henry.ORI
  40. My cat is black.
    GNO.PFV.is cat.NOM black.ABS
  41. The little girl's doll is broken.[3]
    PRS.PFV.is doll.NOM brake.ABS SRM girl.ORI little
  42. I usually sleep soundly.
    GNO.HAB.sleep soundly 1s.NOM
  43. The children ran after Jack.
    PST.PFV.run children.NOM jack.MET
  44. I can play after school.
    PRS.PROSP.play.POT 1s.NOM SRM after school.LOC
  45. We went to the village for a visit.
    PST.PFV.go 1s/Ds/Dp.NOM village.MET visit.MET
  46. We arrived at the river.
    PST.PFV.arrive 1s/Ds/Dp.NOM river.LOC
  47. I have been waiting for you.
    PST.CONT.wait 1s.NOM 2s.MET
  48. The campers sat around the fire.
    PST.PFV.sit around campers.NOM fire.LOC
  49. A little girl with a kitten sat near me.
    PST.PFV.sit near girl.NOM little kitten.INS 1s.ABS
  50. The child waited at the door for her father.
    PST.PFV.wait child.NOM father.MET door.LOC
  51. Yesterday the oldest girl in the village lost her kitten.[1]
    PST.PFV.lose girl.NOM oldest her kitten.ABS yesterday.LOC SRM village.LOC
    PST.PFV.lose yesterday girl.NOM oldest her kitten.ABS SRM village.LOC
  52. Were you born in this village?
    PST.PFV.born 2s.NOM this village.LOC, PST.PFV.born.N
  53. Can your brother dance well?
    GNO.PFV.dance well your brother.NOM, GNO.PFV.dance.FAC.N
  54. Did the man leave?
    PST.PFV.leave man.NOM, PST.PFV.leave.N
  55. Is your sister coming for you?
    PRS.PROSP.come your sister.NOM 2s.MET, PRS.PROSP.come.N
  56. Can you come tomorrow?
    GNO.PROSP.come 2s.NOM tomorrow.LOC, GNO.PROSP.come.N
  57. Have the neighbors gone away for the winter?
    PRS.RET.go away during neighbors.NOM winter.LOC, PRS.RET.go.N
  58. Does the robin sing in the rain?
    GNO.HAB.sing robin.NOM rain.LOC, GNO.HAB.sing.N
  59. Are you going with us to the concert?
  60. Have you ever travelled in the jungle?
  61. We sailed down the river for several miles.
  62. Everybody knows about hunting.
  63. On a Sunny morning after the solstice we started for the mountains.
  64. Tom laughed at the monkey's tricks.
  65. An old man with a walking stick stood beside the fence.
  66. The squirrel's nest was hidden by drooping boughs.
  67. The little seeds waited patiently under the snow for the warm spring sun.
  68. Many little girls with wreaths of flowers on their heads danced around the bonfire.
  69. The cover of the basket fell to the floor.
  70. The first boy in the line stopped at the entrance.
  71. On the top of the hill in a little hut lived a wise old woman.
  72. During our residence in the country we often walked in the pastures.
  73. When will your guests from the city arrive?
  74. Near the mouth of the river, its course turns sharply towards the East.
  75. Between the two lofty mountains lay a fertile valley.
  76. Among the wheat grew tall red poppies.
  77. The strong roots of the oak trees were torn from the ground.
  78. The sun looked down through the branches upon the children at play.
  79. The west wind blew across my face like a friendly caress.
  80. The spool of thread rolled across the floor.
  81. A box of growing plants stood in the Window.
  82. I am very happy.
  83. These oranges are juicy.
  84. Sea water is salty.
  85. The streets are full of people.
  86. Sugar tastes sweet.
  87. The fire feels hot.
  88. The little girl seemed lonely.
  89. The little boy's father had once been a sailor.
  90. I have lost my blanket.
  91. A robin has built his nest in the apple tree.
  92. At noon we ate our lunch by the roadside.
  93. Mr. Jones made a knife for his little boy.
  94. Their voices sound very happy.
  95. Is today Monday?
  96. Have all the leaves fallen from the tree?
  97. Will you be ready on time?
  98. Will you send this message for me?
  99. Are you waiting for me?
  100. Is this the first kitten of the litter?
  101. Are these shoes too big for you?
  102. How wide is the River?
  103. Listen.
  104. Sit here by me.
  105. Keep this secret until tomorrow.
  106. Come with us.
  107. Bring your friends with you.
  108. Be careful.
  109. Have some tea.
  110. Pip and his dog were great friends.
  111. John and Elizabeth are brother and sister.
  112. You and I will go together.
  113. They opened all the doors and windows.
  114. He is small, but strong.
  115. Is this tree an oak or a maple?
  116. Does the sky look blue or gray?
  117. Come with your father or mother.
  118. I am tired, but very happy.
  119. He played a tune on his wonderful flute.
  120. Toward the end of August the days grow much shorter.
  121. A company of soldiers marched over the hill and across the meadow.
  122. The first part of the story is very interesting.
  123. The crow dropped some pebbles into the pitcher and raised the water to the brim.
  124. The baby clapped her hands and laughed in glee.
  125. Stop your game and be quiet.
  126. The sound of the drums grew louder and louder.
  127. Do you like summer or winter better?
  128. That boy will have a wonderful trip.
  129. They popped corn, and then sat around the fire and ate it.
  130. They won the first two games, but lost the last one.
  131. Take this note, carry it to your mother; and wait for an answer.
  132. I awoke early, dressed hastily, and went down to breakfast.
  133. Aha! I have caught you!
  134. This string is too short!
  135. Oh, dear! the wind has blown my hat away!
  136. Alas! that news is sad indeed!
  137. Whew! that cold wind freezes my nose!
  138. Are you warm enough now?
  139. They heard the warning too late.
  140. We are a brave people, and love our country.
  141. All the children came except Mary.
  142. Jack seized a handful of pebbles and threw them into the lake.
  143. This cottage stood on a low hill, at some distance from the village.
  144. On a fine summer evening, the two old people were sitting outside the door of their cottage.
  145. Our bird's name is Jacko.
  146. The river knows the way to the sea.
  147. The boat sails away, like a bird on the wing.
  148. They looked cautiously about, but saw nothing.
  149. The little house had three rooms, a sitting room, a bedroom, and a tiny kitchen.
  150. We visited my uncle's village, the largest village in the world.
  151. We learn something new each day.
  152. The market begins five minutes earlier this week.
  153. Did you find the distance too great?
  154. Hurry, children.
  155. Madam, I will obey your command.
  156. Here under this tree they gave their guests a splendid feast.
  157. In winter I get up at night, and dress by yellow candlelight.
  158. Tell the last part of that story again.
  159. Be quick or you will be too late.
  160. Will you go with us or wait here?
  161. She was always, shabby, often ragged, and on cold days very uncomfortable.
  162. Think first and then act.
  163. I stood, a little mite of a girl, upon a chair by the window, and watched the falling snowflakes.
  164. Show the guests these shells, my son, and tell them their strange history.
  165. Be satisfied with nothing but your best.
  166. We consider them our faithful friends.
  167. We will make this place our home.
  168. The squirrels make their nests warm and snug with soft moss and leaves.
  169. The little girl made the doll's dress herself.
  170. I hurt myself.
  171. She was talking to herself.
  172. He proved himself trustworthy.
  173. We could see ourselves in the water.
  174. Do it yourself.
  175. I feel ashamed of myself.
  176. Sit here by yourself.
  177. The dress of the little princess was embroidered with roses, the national flower of the Country.
  178. They wore red caps, the symbol of liberty.
  179. With him as our protector, we fear no danger.
  180. All her finery, lace, ribbons, and feathers, was packed away in a trunk.
  181. Light he thought her, like a feather.
  182. Every spring and fall our cousins pay us a long visit.
  183. In our climate the grass remains green all winter.
  184. The boy who brought the book has gone.
  185. These are the flowers that you ordered.
  186. I have lost the book that you gave me.
  187. The fisherman who owned the boat now demanded payment.
  188. Come when you are called.
  189. I shall stay at home if it rains.
  190. When he saw me, he stopped.
  191. Do not laugh at me because I seem so absent minded.
  192. I shall lend you the books that you need.
  193. Come early next Monday if you can.
  194. If you come early, wait in the hall.
  195. I had a younger brother whose name was Antonio.
  196. Gnomes are little men who live under the ground.
  197. He is loved by everybody, because he has a gentle disposition.
  198. Hold the horse while I run and get my cap.
  199. I have found the ring I lost.
  200. Play and I will sing.
  201. That is the funniest story I ever heard.
  202. She is taller than her brother.
  203. They are no wiser than we.
  204. Light travels faster than sound.
  205. We have more time than they.
  206. She has more friends than enemies.
  207. He was very poor, and with his wife and five children lived in a little low cabin of logs and stones.
  208. When the wind blew, the traveler wrapped his mantle more closely around him.
  209. I am sure that we can go.
  210. We went back to the place where we saw the roses.
  211. "This tree is fifty feet high," said the gardener.
  212. I think that this train leaves five minutes earlier today.
  213. My opinion is that the governor will grant him a pardon.
  214. Why he has left the city is a mystery.
  215. The house stands where three roads meet.
  216. He has far more money than brains.
  217. Evidently that gate is never opened, for the long grass and the great hemlocks grow close against it.
  218. I met a little cottage girl; she was eight years old, she said.

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Time words (tomorrow, now, monday), adverbs or nouns?
  2. ^ How to express second hand modals (I want you to. I hope it does. etc.)? are they causatives?
  3. ^ Need to define non finite verbs
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