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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 (Princess Helena, bridegroom), 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:pg22373:45:79 # text = The Princess Helena asked for her bridegroom, wanted to show him to the world at large, wanted to give him half her kingdom; but the bridegroom did not put in an appearance! 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 2 Princess Princess PROPN NNP Number=Sing 3 compound _ _ 3 Helena Helena PROPN NNP Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 4 asked ask VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 for for ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 6 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 7 nmod:poss _ _ 7 bridegroom bridegroom NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 8 , , PUNCT , _ 9 punct _ _ 9 wanted want VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 parataxis _ _ 10 to to PART TO _ 11 mark _ _ 11 show show VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 9 xcomp _ _ 12 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 11 iobj _ _ 13 to to ADP IN _ 15 case _ _ 14 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 15 det _ _ 15 world world NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 obl _ _ 16 at at SCONJ IN _ 19 mark _ _ 17 large large ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 19 advcl _ SpaceAfter=No 18 , , PUNCT , _ 17 punct _ _ 19 wanted want VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 11 advcl _ _ 20 to to PART TO _ 21 mark _ _ 21 give give VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 19 xcomp _ _ 22 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 21 iobj _ _ 23 half half ADP IN _ 25 case _ _ 24 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 25 nmod:poss _ _ 25 kingdom kingdom NOUN NN Number=Sing 21 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 26 ; ; PUNCT , _ 32 punct _ _ 27 but but CCONJ CC _ 32 cc _ _ 28 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 29 det _ _ 29 bridegroom bridegroom NOUN NN Number=Sing 32 nsubj _ _ 30 did do AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 32 aux _ _ 31 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 32 advmod _ _ 32 put put VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 4 conj _ _ 33 in in ADP IN _ 35 case _ _ 34 an a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 35 det _ _ 35 appearance appearance NOUN NN Number=Sing 32 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 36 ! ! PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | past | the Princess Helena | | | | | for Helena's bridegroom | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **want** | past | | | | | | | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme | | 3 | **show** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | | | brother | | | to the world | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent he=Topic to world=Recipient | | 4 | **want** | past | | | | | | | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme | | 5 | **give** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | | | brother | | | half Helena's kingdom | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme | | 6 | **not** **put** | past · do-support | the bridegroom | | | a appearance | | | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent in appearance=Destination | 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 78](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg22373/45/78/) - next →: [sentence 80](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg22373/45/80/) - ↑ back to [Magic and Witchcraft., part 4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg22373/45/)