--- title: The prince began to think what he should say to the king when he cam… — The Crimson Fairy Book · tree and pragmatics description: The prince began to think what he should say to the king when he came back; then he wondered whether it would be wise to wait for his stepfather’s return and run the risk of the dreadful death which had been promised him. Who acts: prince, stepfather. 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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 (prince, stepfather), 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:pg2435:20:93 # text = The prince began to think what he should say to the king when he came back; then he wondered whether it would be wise to wait for his stepfather’s return and run the risk of the dreadful death which had been promised him. 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 prince prince NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 began begin VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 to to PART TO _ 5 mark _ _ 5 think think VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 3 xcomp _ _ 6 what what PRON WP PronType=Int 9 obj _ _ 7 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 9 nsubj _ _ 8 should should AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 9 aux _ _ 9 say say VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 5 ccomp _ _ 10 to to ADP IN _ 12 case _ _ 11 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 12 det _ _ 12 king king NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 obl _ _ 13 when when ADV WRB PronType=Int 15 advmod _ _ 14 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 15 nsubj _ _ 15 came come VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 9 advcl _ _ 16 back back ADV RB _ 15 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 17 ; ; PUNCT : _ 20 punct _ _ 18 then then ADV RB PronType=Dem 20 advmod _ _ 19 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 20 nsubj _ _ 20 wondered wonder VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 conj _ _ 21 whether whether SCONJ IN _ 25 mark _ _ 22 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 25 expl _ _ 23 would would AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 25 aux _ _ 24 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 25 cop _ _ 25 wise wise ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 20 ccomp _ _ 26 to to PART TO _ 27 mark _ _ 27 wait wait VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 25 csubj _ _ 28 for for ADP IN _ 32 case _ _ 29 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 30 nmod:poss _ _ 30 stepfather stepfather NOUN NN Number=Sing 32 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 31 ’s 's PART POS _ 30 case _ _ 32 return return NOUN NN Number=Sing 27 obl _ _ 33 and and CCONJ CC _ 34 cc _ _ 34 run run VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 27 conj _ _ 35 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 36 det _ _ 36 risk risk NOUN NN Number=Sing 34 obj _ _ 37 of of ADP IN _ 40 case _ _ 38 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 40 det _ _ 39 dreadful dreadful ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 40 amod _ _ 40 death death NOUN NN Number=Sing 36 nmod _ _ 41 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 44 nsubj:pass _ _ 42 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 44 aux _ _ 43 been be AUX VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 44 aux:pass _ _ 44 promised promise VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 40 acl:relcl _ _ 45 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 44 iobj _ SpaceAfter=No 46 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **begin** | past | the prince | | | | | | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality | | 2 | **think** *speech: other* | to-infinitive | the prince *not said here* | | | | | | vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme | | 3 | **say** *speech: assert* | should | prince | | the king | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent what=Topic to king=Recipient | | 4 | **come back** | past | prince | | | | | | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 5 | **wonder** *speech: ask* | past | prince | | | | then | | vn care-88.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer | | 6 | **is** | would | | | | | | wise *property* | tree rules | | 7 | **wait** | to-infinitive | | | | | | for prince's stepfather's return | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 8 | **run** | infinitive | | the risk of the dreadful death | | | | | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme risk=Trajectory | | 9 | **promise** *speech: promise* | past · perfect · passive | | the dreadful death | prince | | | | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.goal NP»: subject=Goal he=Theme | | 10 | **return** | | prince's stepfather | | | | | | nom return «communication intransitive»: poss=agent | | 11 | **risk** | | | the dreadful death | | | | | nom risk «state 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:** «The Crimson Fairy Book» by Andrew Lang, Project Gutenberg book 2435 (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 92](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2435/20/92/) - next →: [sentence 94](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2435/20/94/) - ↑ back to [The Crimson Fairy Book, part 20](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2435/20/)