--- title: Now the Sultan was very angry that both his plots to get possession… — The Crimson Fairy Book · tree and pragmatics description: Now the Sultan was very angry that both his plots to get possession of Hungary had been such total failures, and he sent for his aunt, who was a witch, to consult her as to what he should do next. Who acts: Sultan, plots, war, aunt. 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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 (Sultan, plots, war, aunt), 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:pg2435:7:98 # text = Now the Sultan was very angry that both his plots to get possession of Hungary had been such total failures, and he sent for his aunt, who was a witch, to consult her as to what he should do next. 1 Now now ADV RB PronType=Dem 6 advmod _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 3 Sultan Sultan PROPN NNP Number=Sing 6 nsubj _ _ 4 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 6 cop _ _ 5 very very ADV RB _ 6 advmod _ _ 6 angry angry ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ _ 7 that that SCONJ IN _ 12 mark _ _ 8 both both DET DT PronType=Tot 10 det _ _ 9 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 10 nmod:poss _ _ 10 plots plot NOUN NNS Number=Plur 12 nsubj _ _ 11 to to PART TO _ 12 mark _ _ 12 get get VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 6 advcl _ _ 13 possession possession NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 obj _ _ 14 of of ADP IN _ 15 case _ _ 15 Hungary Hungary PROPN NNP Number=Sing 13 nmod _ _ 16 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 20 aux _ _ 17 been be AUX VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 20 cop _ _ 18 such such ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 20 amod _ _ 19 total total ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 20 amod _ _ 20 failures failure NOUN NNS Number=Plur 13 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 21 , , PUNCT , _ 24 punct _ _ 22 and and CCONJ CC _ 24 cc _ _ 23 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 24 nsubj _ _ 24 sent send VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 6 parataxis _ _ 25 for for ADP IN _ 27 case _ _ 26 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 27 nmod:poss _ _ 27 aunt aunt NOUN NN Number=Sing 24 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 28 , , PUNCT , _ 32 punct _ _ 29 who who PRON WP PronType=Rel 32 nsubj _ _ 30 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 32 cop _ _ 31 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 32 det _ _ 32 witch witch NOUN NN Number=Sing 27 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 33 , , PUNCT , _ 35 punct _ _ 34 to to PART TO _ 35 mark _ _ 35 consult consult VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 24 conj _ _ 36 her she PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 35 obj _ _ 37 as as SCONJ IN _ 42 mark _ _ 38 to to ADP IN _ 37 fixed _ _ 39 what what PRON WP PronType=Int 42 obj _ _ 40 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 42 nsubj _ _ 41 should should AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 42 aux _ _ 42 do do VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 35 advcl _ _ 43 next next ADV RB _ 42 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 44 . . PUNCT . _ 6 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | past | the Sultan | | | | now | angry *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **get** | to-infinitive | war's plots | possession of Hungary | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer possession=Stimulus | | 3 | **is a** | past · perfect | | such total failures | | | | | tree rules | | 4 | **send** | past | war | | | | | for war's aunt and a witch | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | | 5 | **is a** | past | war's aunt and a witch | a witch | | | | | tree rules | | 6 | **consult** | to-infinitive | war *not said here* | Sultan | | | | | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Theme | | 7 | **do** | should | war | | | | | next *property* | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Eventuality | | 8 | **plot** | | war | | | | | | nom plot «cognition transitive»: poss=agent | | 9 | **possess** | | | Hungary | | | | | nom possession «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:** «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 97](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2435/7/97/) - next →: [sentence 99](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2435/7/99/) - ↑ back to [The Crimson Fairy Book, part 7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2435/7/)