• The verb phrase parser is called (with tok1 as an argument) to parse the verb phrase. Since the verb phrase is passive, tok1 is attached to it as the obj case argument. 
    
tok4
  tok    support
  lframe np
  mainvb supported
  aux    (is)
  trans  t
  pasv   t
  obj    tok1

  • vpmod is called to parse modifiers of the verb phrase. It attempts to parse the prepositional phrase, which causes the noun phrase ``a man'' to be parsed. 
    
tok5
  tok    person
  lframe np
  word   man
  mods   ((restrict (sex male))
          (restrict (age adult)))
  nbr    (ns)
  sframe physent
  rfnt   (person6)

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