Einstein preferred to think that it is space and time that are affected by the presence of a large mass; light beams, and everything else that travels through space and time, then find their paths affected.
1	Einstein	Einstein	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	2:nsubj|4:nsubj:xsubj	Discourse=attribution-positive:10->11:1|Entity=(29-person-new-cf5-1-coref-Albert_Einstein)
2	preferred	prefer	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	0:root	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	4:mark	_
4	think	think	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	2:xcomp	_
5	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	8:mark	Discourse=context-background:11->56:8|Entity=(30-abstract-new-cf7-4,6-disc
6	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	8:nsubj|10:nsubj	Entity=(31-abstract-new-cf1-1-cata)
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	8:cop	_
8	space	space	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	ccomp	4:ccomp|13:nsubj:pass	Entity=(31-abstract-acc:com-cf1-1,3-coref(32-abstract-new-cf2-1-coref)|XML=<hi rend:::"italic">
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	10:cc	_
10	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	4:ccomp|8:conj:and	Entity=(33-abstract-new-cf3-1-coref)31)|XML=</hi>
11	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	13	nsubj:pass	8:ref	_
12	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	aux:pass	13:aux:pass	_
13	affected	affect	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	acl:relcl	8:acl:relcl	_
14	by	by	ADP	IN	_	16	case	16:case	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	16:det	Entity=(34-abstract-new-cf9-2-sgl
16	presence	presence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl:agent	13:obl:agent	_
17	of	of	ADP	IN	_	20	case	20:case	_
18	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	20	det	20:det	Entity=(35-abstract-new-cf10-3-sgl
19	large	large	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	amod	20:amod	_
20	mass	mass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nmod	16:nmod:of	Entity=35)34)30)|SpaceAfter=No
21	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	23	punct	23:punct	_
22	light	light	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	compound	23:compound	Discourse=causal-result:12->11:0|Entity=(31-abstract-giv:act-cf1-2,5-coref(36-abstract-new-cf6-2-sgl(22-abstract-giv:inact-cf4-1-coref)
23	beams	beam	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	36	nsubj	36:nsubj	Entity=36)|SpaceAfter=No
24	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	26	punct	26:punct	_
25	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	26	cc	26:cc	_
26	everything	everything	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	23	conj	23:conj:and|29:nsubj|36:nsubj	Entity=(37-object-new-cf11-1-sgl
27	else	else	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	26	advmod	26:advmod	_
28	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	29	nsubj	26:ref	Discourse=elaboration-attribute:13->12:0
29	travels	travel	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	26	acl:relcl	26:acl:relcl	_
30	through	through	ADP	IN	_	31	case	31:case	_
31	space	space	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	29	obl	29:obl:through	Entity=(31-abstract-giv:act-cf1-1,3-coref(32-abstract-giv:act-cf2-1-coref)
32	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	33	cc	33:cc	_
33	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	31	conj	29:obl:through|31:conj:and	Entity=(33-abstract-giv:act-cf3-1-coref)31)37)31)|SpaceAfter=No
34	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	23	punct	23:punct	_
35	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	36	advmod	36:advmod	Discourse=same-unit_m:14->12:1
36	find	find	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	parataxis	8:parataxis	_
37	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	38	nmod:poss	38:nmod:poss	Entity=(38-abstract-new-cf8-2-sgl(31-abstract-giv:act-cf1-1-ana)
38	paths	path	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	36	obj	36:obj|39:nsubj:pass:xsubj	Entity=38)
39	affected	affect	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	36	xcomp	36:xcomp	SpaceAfter=No
40	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	2:punct	_
