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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 (help, advice), 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:pg22373:47:79 # text = So he followed his grandfather's advice, provided himself with a bridle and an aspen cudgel, took his seat in a corner, and waited to see what would happen. 1 So so ADV RB _ 9 advmod _ _ 2 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 3 followed follow VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 1 acl:relcl _ _ 4 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 5 nmod:poss _ _ 5 grandfather grandfather NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 6 's 's PART POS _ 5 case _ _ 7 advice advice NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 8 , , PUNCT , _ 7 punct _ _ 9 provided provide VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 10 himself himself PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes 9 obj _ _ 11 with with ADP IN _ 13 case _ _ 12 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 13 det _ _ 13 bridle bridle NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 obl _ _ 14 and and CCONJ CC _ 17 cc _ _ 15 an a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 17 det _ _ 16 aspen aspen ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 17 amod _ _ 17 cudgel cudgel NOUN NN Number=Sing 13 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 18 , , PUNCT , _ 19 punct _ _ 19 took take VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 9 conj _ _ 20 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 21 nmod:poss _ _ 21 seat seat NOUN NN Number=Sing 19 obj _ _ 22 in in ADP IN _ 24 case _ _ 23 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 24 det _ _ 24 corner corner NOUN NN Number=Sing 19 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 25 , , PUNCT , _ 27 punct _ _ 26 and and CCONJ CC _ 27 cc _ _ 27 waited wait VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 19 conj _ _ 28 to to PART TO _ 29 mark _ _ 29 see see VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 27 advcl _ _ 30 what what PRON WP PronType=Int 32 nsubj _ _ 31 would would AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 32 aux _ _ 32 happen happen VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 29 ccomp _ SpaceAfter=No 33 . . PUNCT . _ 9 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **follow** | past | help | | | | | | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 2 | **provide** | past | help's grandfather's advice | help | | | | with a bridle and a aspen cudgel | vn fulfilling-13.4.1-2 «NP V NP-Fulfilling PP.theme»: agent=Agent himself=Recipient with bridle=Theme | | 3 | **take** | past | help's grandfather's advice *not said here* | help's seat | | a corner | | | vn fit-54.3 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent seat=Value in corner=Location | | 4 | **wait** | past | help's grandfather's advice *not said here* | | | | | | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 5 | **see** | to-infinitive | help's grandfather's advice *not said here* | | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V how S\_INF»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus | | 6 | **happen** | would | | | | | | | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | 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/pg22373/47/78/) - next →: [sentence 80](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg22373/47/80/) - ↑ back to [Magic and Witchcraft., part 6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg22373/47/)