--- title: I know nothing of where the pig was either bred or born; but he may… — Grimms' Fairy Tales · tree and pragmatics description: I know nothing of where the pig was either bred or born; but he may have been the squire’s for aught I can tell: you know this country better than I do, take my pig and give me the goose.’ Who acts: I, Hans, you. 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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 (I, Hans, you), 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:pg2591:3:71 # text = I know nothing of where the pig was either bred or born; but he may have been the squire’s for aught I can tell: you know this country better than I do, take my pig and give me the goose.’ 1 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 know know VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 nothing nothing PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Neg 2 obj _ _ 4 of of SCONJ IN _ 10 mark _ _ 5 where where ADV WRB PronType=Rel 10 advmod _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 pig pig NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 nsubj:pass _ _ 8 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 10 aux:pass _ _ 9 either either ADV RB PronType=Ind 10 advmod _ _ 10 bred breed VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 3 acl _ _ 11 or or CCONJ CC _ 12 cc _ _ 12 born bear VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 10 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 13 ; ; PUNCT : _ 23 punct _ _ 14 but but CCONJ CC _ 23 cc _ _ 15 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 23 nsubj _ _ 16 may may AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 23 aux _ _ 17 have have AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 23 aux _ _ 18 been be AUX VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 23 cop _ _ 19 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 20 det _ _ 20 squire squire NOUN NN Number=Sing 23 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 21 ’s 's PART POS _ 20 case _ _ 22 for for ADP IN _ 23 case _ _ 23 aught aught PRON NN PronType=Ind 2 obl _ _ 24 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 26 nsubj _ _ 25 can can AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 26 aux _ _ 26 tell tell VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 23 acl:relcl _ SpaceAfter=No 27 : : PUNCT : _ 29 punct _ _ 28 you you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 29 nsubj _ _ 29 know know VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 2 parataxis _ _ 30 this this DET DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 31 det _ _ 31 country country NOUN NN Number=Sing 29 obj _ _ 32 better good ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 29 ccomp _ _ 33 than than SCONJ IN _ 35 mark _ _ 34 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 35 nsubj _ _ 35 do do VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 32 advcl _ SpaceAfter=No 36 , , PUNCT , _ 37 punct _ _ 37 take take VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 29 parataxis _ _ 38 my my PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 39 nmod:poss _ _ 39 pig pig NOUN NN Number=Sing 37 obj _ _ 40 and and CCONJ CC _ 41 cc _ _ 41 give give VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 37 conj _ _ 42 me I PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 41 iobj _ _ 43 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 44 det _ _ 44 goose goose NOUN NN Number=Sing 41 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 45 . . PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 46 ’ ' PUNCT '' _ 2 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **know** | present | I | nothing | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer nothing=Stimulus | | 2 | **breed** | past · passive | | the pig | | | | either *property* | tree rules | | 3 | **bear** | participle | | | | | | | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer | | 4 | **is** | may · perfect | Hans | | | | | for aught | tree rules | | 5 | **tell** *speech: assert* | can | I | | | | | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 6 | **know** | present | you | this country | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer country=Stimulus | | 7 | **do** | present | I | | | | | | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 8 | **take** | infinitive | | | my pig | | | | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP ADVP»: agent=Instrument pig=Destination | | 9 | **give** | infinitive | | the goose | me | | | | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent i=Recipient goose=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:** «Grimms' Fairy Tales» by Jacob Grimm, Project Gutenberg book 2591 (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 70](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2591/3/70/) - next →: [sentence 72](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2591/3/72/) - ↑ back to [Hans in Luck](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2591/3/)