Following Along Max Tutoring[Dface]

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I would like to learn some of the activities of Max’s tutoring here. Link to playlist here.

I wonder if the tutoring is like you work on small stuff that builds up to something bigger.

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I’m on Tutoring Max #1 at 34:22 - Example: “The ferocious dog chased three cats over the chair.”; making tree at 48:41; S-expression at 50:36.

Made the tree early before going to 48:41. The most trouble i had was knowing what “over the chair” modified. I was just slightly unsure.

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Tutoring Max #3(Link here):

Farting or belching is mildly impolite.

(is :: verb
   (or :: conjunction
       Farting :: gerund
       Belching :: gerund
   )
  (impolite :: adjective
      mildly :: adverb
  )
)

I went to a fancy university, yet I’m still quite ignorant.

 (yet :: conjuction
      (went :: verb
           I :: subject
           (to 
                (university
                     fancy
                     a
                )
           )
      )
      (am :: verb
           I :: subject
           (ignorant :: adjective
                quite :: adverb
           )
           still :: adverb
      )
 )

I tried writing the s-expression by putting the close parentheses under their open parentheses but i rather not worry about that. I’ll try to just put the closed parentheses after the end of a bunch of subtrees. Also it’s taking a while to type out a bunch of spaces instead of indenting

I dont know if still modifies “is” or “ignorant” so i made a table:

idea	One word	doesnt include a noun	takes an input of an adverb without commas
“still” modifies “am”	yes	yes	no
“still” modifies “ignorant”	yes	yes	yes
“still” modifies “I’m”	no	no	no

I think it sounds right to me that “still” modifies “ignorant” cuz it doesn’t sound right that it modifies the root of the sentence. I would surround it with commas if so. I don’t think “am” takes inputs of adverbs in the form of “still” without commas. Even if it did, it doesn’t really change the meaning of the sentence that much. The connection between the person and being ignorant persists. They continue to be ignorant.

If universities are full of uncurious professors, don’t attend one.

 (if
     (do
         not
         (attend
            one)
     (are 
        universities)
        (full
           (of professors
              uncurious))))

Im trying to get the parentheses part of the s-expressions right. I remember i had a note taking app that auto added the closed parentheses but not anymore.

I found the note taking app again. It’s called TextMate and did some s-expression practice: