--- title: “When the dragon comes back, ask him where he always goes when he le… — The Crimson Fairy Book · tree and pragmatics description: “When the dragon comes back, ask him where he always goes when he leaves here, and what makes him so strong; and when you have coaxed the secret from him, tell me the next time I come.” Who acts: dragon, you, prince. 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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 (dragon, you, prince), 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:pg2435:8:57 # text = “When the dragon comes back, ask him where he always goes when he leaves here, and what makes him so strong; and when you have coaxed the secret from him, tell me the next time I come.” 1 “ " PUNCT `` _ 8 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 2 When when SCONJ WRB _ 5 mark _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 dragon dragon NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nsubj _ _ 5 comes come VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 8 advcl _ _ 6 back back ADV RB _ 5 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 7 , , PUNCT , _ 5 punct _ _ 8 ask ask VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 9 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 8 obj _ _ 10 where where ADV WRB PronType=Rel 13 advmod _ _ 11 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 13 nsubj _ _ 12 always always ADV RB PronType=Tot 13 advmod _ _ 13 goes go VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 8 advcl _ _ 14 when when SCONJ WRB _ 16 mark _ _ 15 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 16 nsubj _ _ 16 leaves leave VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 13 advcl _ _ 17 here here ADV RB PronType=Dem 16 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 18 , , PUNCT , _ 21 punct _ _ 19 and and CCONJ CC _ 21 cc _ _ 20 what what PRON WP PronType=Int 21 nsubj _ _ 21 makes make VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 16 conj _ _ 22 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 21 obj _ _ 23 so so ADV RB _ 24 advmod _ _ 24 strong strong ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 21 xcomp _ SpaceAfter=No 25 ; ; PUNCT , _ 30 punct _ _ 26 and and CCONJ CC _ 30 cc _ _ 27 when when ADV WRB PronType=Int 30 advmod _ _ 28 you you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 30 nsubj _ _ 29 have have AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 30 aux _ _ 30 coaxed coax VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 8 conj _ _ 31 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 32 det _ _ 32 secret secret NOUN NN Number=Sing 30 obj _ _ 33 from from ADP IN _ 34 case _ _ 34 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 30 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 35 , , PUNCT , _ 36 punct _ _ 36 tell tell VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 8 parataxis _ _ 37 me I PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 36 iobj _ _ 38 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 40 det _ _ 39 next next ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 40 amod _ _ 40 time time NOUN NN Number=Sing 36 obj _ _ 41 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 42 nsubj _ _ 42 come come VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 40 acl:relcl _ SpaceAfter=No 43 . . PUNCT . _ 8 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 44 ” " PUNCT '' _ 8 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **come back** *in a quote* | present | the dragon | | | | | | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 2 | **ask** *speech: ask* *in a quote* | imperative | you *not said here* | | Dragon | | | | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent he=Recipient | | 3 | **go** *in a quote* | present | Dragon | | | | | always *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 4 | **leave** *in a quote* | present | Dragon | | | here | | | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 5 | **make** *in a quote* | present | | Dragon | | | | strong *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.material V NP»: agent=Material he=Product | | 6 | **coax** *in a quote* | present · perfect | you | the secret | | | | from Dragon | vn lure-59.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent secret=Patient | | 7 | **tell** *speech: assert* *in a quote* | infinitive | | | the prince *= prince* | | time | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent i=Recipient | | 8 | **come** *in a quote* | present | the prince *= prince* | the next time *not said here* | | | | | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location time=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:** «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 56](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2435/8/56/) - next →: [sentence 58](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2435/8/58/) - ↑ back to [The Crimson Fairy Book, part 8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2435/8/)