# text = Wishing to rectify their hearts, they first sought to be sincere in their thoughts. 1 Wishing wish VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 9 advcl _ _ 2 to to PART TO _ 3 mark _ _ 3 rectify rectify VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 1 xcomp _ _ 4 their they PRON PRP$ Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 5 nmod:poss _ _ 5 hearts heart NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 6 , , PUNCT , _ 9 punct _ _ 7 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 9 nsubj _ _ 8 first first ADV RB _ 9 advmod _ _ 9 sought seek VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 10 to to PART TO _ 12 mark _ _ 11 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 12 cop _ _ 12 sincere sincere ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 9 xcomp _ _ 13 in in ADP IN _ 15 case _ _ 14 their they PRON PRP$ Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 15 nmod:poss _ _ 15 thoughts thought NOUN NNS Number=Plur 12 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 16 . . PUNCT . _ 9 punct _ _