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The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (sons, golden castle, father), what happens, when and where, as Mova's frames read it from the tree. **Parsed by Mova, not checked by a teacher.** This tree is Mova's own parse (the `en` model, on the CPU, when the site is built); it may be wrong. ## The tree {#tree} ```conllu # sent_id = book:pg22373:42:58 # text = His sons go forth in search of this youth-giving liquid, and, after many adventures, the youngest is directed to the golden castle in which lives the "fair maiden," whom his father has seen in his vision. 1 His his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 2 nmod:poss _ _ 2 sons son NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 nsubj _ _ 3 go go VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 forth forth ADV RB _ 3 advmod _ _ 5 in in ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 6 search search NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ _ 7 of of ADP IN _ 12 case _ _ 8 this this DET DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 12 det _ _ 9 youth youth NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 10 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 9 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 11 giving give VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 12 amod _ _ 12 liquid liquid NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 13 , , PUNCT , _ 23 punct _ _ 14 and and CCONJ CC _ 23 cc _ SpaceAfter=No 15 , , PUNCT , _ 14 punct _ _ 16 after after ADP IN _ 18 case _ _ 17 many many ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 18 amod _ _ 18 adventures adventure NOUN NNS Number=Plur 23 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 19 , , PUNCT , _ 18 punct _ _ 20 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 21 det _ _ 21 youngest young ADJ JJS Degree=Sup 23 nsubj:pass _ _ 22 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 23 aux:pass _ _ 23 directed direct VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 3 conj _ _ 24 to to ADP IN _ 27 case _ _ 25 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 27 det _ _ 26 golden golden ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 27 amod _ _ 27 castle castle NOUN NN Number=Sing 23 obl _ _ 28 in in ADP IN _ 29 case _ _ 29 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 30 nsubj _ _ 30 lives live VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 27 acl:relcl _ _ 31 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 34 det _ _ 32 " " PUNCT `` _ 34 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 33 fair fair ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 34 amod _ _ 34 maiden maiden NOUN NN Number=Sing 30 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 35 , , PUNCT , _ 41 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 36 " " PUNCT `` _ 41 punct _ _ 37 whom whom PRON WP PronType=Rel 41 obl _ _ 38 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 39 nmod:poss _ _ 39 father father NOUN NN Number=Sing 41 nsubj _ _ 40 has have AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 41 aux _ _ 41 seen see VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 23 conj _ _ 42 in in ADP IN _ 44 case _ _ 43 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 44 nmod:poss _ _ 44 vision vision NOUN NN Number=Sing 41 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 45 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **go** | present | king's sons | | | search of this giving liquid | | forth *property* | vn occur-48.3-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme in search=Location | | 2 | **give** | gerund | | | | | | | vn break\_down-45.8 «NP V»: agent=Patient | | 3 | **direct** | present · passive | | the youngest | | | after many adventures | to the golden castle | vn supervision-95.2.2-1 «NP V NP.predicate»: subject=Eventuality | | 4 | **live** | present | the golden castle | the fair maiden | | | | | vn lodge-46 «NP V ADV»: agent=Theme maiden=Location | | 5 | **see** | present · perfect | king's father | | | king's vision | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer | | 6 | **search** | | | this giving liquid | | | | | nom search «act transitive»: of=patient | One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree. **Text:** «Russian Fairy Tales: A Choice Collection of Muscovite Folk-lore», Project Gutenberg book 22373 (public domain in the USA). **Tree:** Mova's own parse, Elamur Cosmic License. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), the chapter read in order. - ← previous: [sentence 57](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg22373/42/57/) - next →: [sentence 59](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg22373/42/59/) - ↑ back to [Magic and Witchcraft., part 1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg22373/42/)