The paradox of make-believe is that in everyday life, when children subordinate actions to rules, they usually give up something they want'instead of keeping a treasured toy all to themselves, they share it; instead of continuing to play, they clean up; instead of watching more TV, they go to bed.
( ( ( The paradox ) ( of make-believe ) ) ( ( is ( that ( ( in ( ( ( everyday life ) , ) ( when ( children ( ( subordinate actions ) ( to rules ) ) ) ) ) ) ( , ( they ( usually ( ( give up ) ( something ( they ( want ( ` ( ( ( ( instead ( of ( ( keeping ( a ( treasured toy ) ) ) ( all ( to themselves ) ) ) ) ) ( , ( they ( share it ) ) ) ) ; ) ( ( instead ( of ( ( ( ( ( ( continuing ( to play ) ) , ) ( they ( clean up ) ) ) ; ) ( instead of ) ) ( watching ( more TV ) ) ) ) ) ( , ( they ( go ( to bed ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (NP (DT The) (NN paradox)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NN make-believe)))) (VP (VBZ is) (SBAR (IN that) (S (PP (IN in) (NP (NP (JJ everyday) (NN life)) (, ,) (SBAR (WHADVP (WRB when)) (S (NP (NNS children)) (VP (VB subordinate) (NP (NNS actions)) (PP (TO to) (NP (NNS rules)))))))) (, ,) (NP (PRP they)) (ADVP (RB usually)) (VP (VBP give) (PRT (RP up)) (NP (NP (NN something)) (SBAR (S (NP (PRP they)) (VP (VBP want) (S (`` `) (S (PP (RB instead) (IN of) (S (VP (VBG keeping) (NP (DT a) (JJ treasured) (NN toy)) (ADVP (RB all) (PP (TO to) (NP (PRP themselves))))))) (, ,) (NP (PRP they)) (VP (VBP share) (NP (PRP it)))) (: ;) (S (PP (RB instead) (IN of) (S (VP (VP (VBG continuing) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB play)))) (, ,) (S (NP (PRP they)) (VP (VB clean) (PRT (RP up))))) (: ;) (CONJP (RB instead) (IN of)) (VP (VBG watching) (NP (JJR more) (NN TV)))))) (, ,) (NP (PRP they)) (VP (VBP go) (PP (TO to) (NP (NN bed)))))))))))))) (. .)))
There's absolutely no paradox involved with make-believe that becomes noticeable when compared to regular life.
( There ( ( ( 's absolutely ) ( ( no paradox ) ( involved ( with ( make-believe ( that ( ( becomes ( noticeable when ) ) ( compared ( to ( regular life ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (EX There)) (VP (VBZ 's) (ADVP (RB absolutely)) (NP (NP (DT no) (NN paradox)) (VP (VBN involved) (PP (IN with) (NP (NP (NN make-believe)) (SBAR (WHNP (WDT that)) (S (VP (VBZ becomes) (NP (NP (JJ noticeable)) (FRAG (WHADVP (WRB when)))) (PP (VBN compared) (PP (TO to) (NP (JJ regular) (NN life)))))))))))) (. .)))