Subjects, Objects, and Predicates

The pirate_captain sang a sea_shanty on his pirate_ship.

Singing was his favorite activity.

He also liked feeding_his_parrot, swashbuckling, and pillaging.

Shortly after the sun rose, he called his crew to the deck.

The men assembled on the deck of the pirate_ship.

As their captain strutted the deck of the ship, the men responded to his orders.

Some climbed masts and looked through telescopes, while others swung on ropes and nets.

Swinging, climbing, and chanting are all important skills for pirates.

Suddenly the tall_pirate turned to the captain and exclaimed, "Argh, a vessel sails to the west!"

The pirate_captain shouted at the men and they loaded the cannons.

After the pirates battered the merchant_vessel with cannon_fire, the merchants waved the white_flag.

"Ye should_board the vessel," said the pirate_captain to a group of pirates with knives in their teeth.

The pirate_captain steered his boat alongside the merchant_vessel and snarled.

Boarding_a_ship requires both dexterity and bravery.

The pirates swung from ropes and landed on the deck of the merchant_ship.

The crew_of_the_merchant_ship barricaded themselves in the captain's_quarters.

The pirates battered the door with a large log

As the door shattered, the pirates realized that they had_walked into a trap.

It was the Sheriff's_men, and they had_drawn their weapons on the pirates.

The Sheriff said, "You are_going to jail because stealing and fighting are illegal."