General NP drop U

‘Father is a hunter.’

‘The child is eating the mango.’

‘After that, Andare jumped on the mat and saying "There is sand in your mouth, there is sand in my mouth" father and son ate sugar.’

‘Have you (already) eaten Satay, Sebastian?’

‘The grandfather teaches Tamil to the child.’

‘Their mother taught them sewing and needle work.’

‘Father took the cat from grandfather.’

‘Father brings the car to the house.’

‘The child helps the father.’

‘They helped the Sinhalese king.’

‘The child said "Goodbye" to the father.’

‘Andare went home and said to his wife "The queen hears little with her ears". / Andare went home and said to his wife that the queen did not hear well.’

‘X told him too: "Come to the religion". / X told him too that he should convert to our religion.’

‘The child screams.’

‘The wife screamed from that side and the queen screamed from this side.’

‘The man kills the enemy with the rifle.’

‘I want to meet Andare's wife.’

‘The man got up and looked for his hats.’

‘The man shows the foot to the woman.’

‘The father washes the child.’

‘Wash one measure of rice and reserve water to strain.’

‘The thief steals the horse from the rich man.’

‘After that I got a job at the Oman Navy.’

‘He got a job at HSBC.’

‘I am feeling cold.’

‘I heard the news.’

‘After Andare went to his house, he told his wife: The queen hears little with her ears. / Andare went home and told his wife that the queen did not hear very well.’

‘After hearing this talk...’

‘They heard a familiar voice.’

‘One day, the queen got the desire to see Andare's wife.’

‘After having looked at a man, I can tailor (something) for him.’

‘The woman is digging for potatoes.’

‘The woman grinds the seeds with mortar and pestle.’

‘They think of him all the time. / They commemorate him all the time.’

‘The stone falls down.’

‘The bear's hide had fallen to his feet!’

‘The man gives the pig to the child.’

‘My father gave him gold.’

‘That place, he gave it to the saint in that manner.’

‘This one is such that it is made with custard powder.’

‘This wood is dry.’

‘The father saw the child.’

‘I am hungry.’

‘The rabbit is jumping.’

‘Mother cooks rice.’

‘Tony died.’

‘These two army captains did not die.’

‘And Andare died like a king.’

‘I want a new car.’

‘They want land.’

‘The man kills the enemy with a rifle.’

‘I asked my father for the car.’

‘So I ask Allah for grace. / So I pray to Allah.’

‘Grandfather died.’

‘The dwarf wept in fear.’

‘The monkey climbed on top of the tree.’

‘The child is singing.’

‘Grandfather talks to the child about the war.’

‘The child breaks the window with a stone.’

‘I am going home.’

‘They went to another country.’

‘When they cut open a papaya and put a wick into it.’

‘Then we will cut your neck.’

‘Father cut a tree in their garden.’

‘The father hits the child with the stick.’

‘Rose-Red beat the bird with a stick until it let go off the dwarf.’

‘Then we cook it.’

‘The child tears the page from the book.’

‘We did not want to go abroad.’

‘They feared what they saw.’

‘The man puts the glass on the table.’

‘When they put a wick in the papaw.’

‘The men loaded coconuts on the truck.’

‘I know that man.’

‘I know everything about tailoring.’

‘There is no work that I would not know.’

‘They are watching forbidden things, they are looking at forbidden things, they are saying forbidden things and they are thinking forbidden things.’

‘The bear frightened me.’

‘I am very sick now.’

‘Here, he laughed violently about Andare.’

‘The ship sank.’

‘The Titanic sank.’

‘The father pushes the child outside.’

‘Having put her into the boat, (they) pushed the queen into the water.’

‘Women cover their faces with cloth.’

‘The child pours water into the glass.’

‘After frying (it) well, add this coconutmilk to it.’

‘The child fills the glass with water.’

‘The boy hid the frog from his mother.’

‘The child is running.’

‘The child sits on the chair.’

‘So these people also live in Ceylon.’

‘They live in Hambantota.’

‘In the evenings, Snow-White and Rose-Red used to sit down close to the fire together with their mother.’

‘The man is sitting on the ground.’

‘The water is boiling.’

‘The man coughed.’

‘My hand hurts.’

‘The girl wiped dirt off the table.’

‘I am sad.’

‘The mother hugs her child.’

‘The bear smells the child.’

‘The mother dressed her child.’

‘The woman shouts at the children.’

‘The boy touches the snake with a stick. / The boy pokes at the snake with a stick.’

‘The boy peels the banana (skin).’

‘The man carried the boxes to the market.’

‘The child left the village.’

‘The child is playing.’

‘The house is burning.’

‘The man ties the enemy to the tree.’

‘The child throws the ball at the wicket.’

‘(He) violently threw the hat which was on his head at the monkeys. / He took the hat from his head and threw it violently at the monkeys.’

‘The man built a house from wood.’

‘The father sends the child to Colombo.’

‘They send me money.’

‘My children send me money.’

‘The child follows the mother.’

‘The boy went away from the village. / The boy left the village.’

‘The parents called their child Anna.’

‘It is raining.’