--- title: But the old king was very angry when he saw how his daughter behaved… — Grimms' Fairy Tales · tree and pragmatics description: But the old king was very angry when he saw how his daughter behaved, and how she ill-treated all his guests; and he vowed that, willing or unwilling, she should marry the first man, be he prince or beggar, that came to the door. Who acts: old king, king, daughter, that. 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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 (old king, king, daughter, that), 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:pg2591:58:13 # text = But the old king was very angry when he saw how his daughter behaved, and how she ill-treated all his guests; and he vowed that, willing or unwilling, she should marry the first man, be he prince or beggar, that came to the door. 1 But but CCONJ CC _ 7 cc _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 3 old old ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 4 amod _ _ 4 king king NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 nsubj _ _ 5 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 7 cop _ _ 6 very very ADV RB _ 7 advmod _ _ 7 angry angry ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ _ 8 when when ADV WRB PronType=Int 10 advmod _ _ 9 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 10 nsubj _ _ 10 saw see VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 7 parataxis _ _ 11 how how ADV WRB PronType=Int 14 advmod _ _ 12 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 13 nmod:poss _ _ 13 daughter daughter NOUN NN Number=Sing 14 nsubj _ _ 14 behaved behave VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 10 ccomp _ SpaceAfter=No 15 , , PUNCT , _ 21 punct _ _ 16 and and CCONJ CC _ 21 cc _ _ 17 how how ADV WRB PronType=Int 21 advmod _ _ 18 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 21 nsubj:pass _ _ 19 ill ill ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 21 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 20 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 19 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 21 treated treat VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 10 conj _ _ 22 all all DET PDT PronType=Tot 24 det:predet _ _ 23 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 24 nmod:poss _ _ 24 guests guest NOUN NNS Number=Plur 21 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 25 ; ; PUNCT : _ 28 punct _ _ 26 and and CCONJ CC _ 28 cc _ _ 27 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 28 nsubj _ _ 28 vowed vow VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 7 conj _ _ 29 that that PRON DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 28 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 30 , , PUNCT , _ 31 punct _ _ 31 willing willing ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 28 parataxis _ _ 32 or or CCONJ CC _ 33 cc _ _ 33 unwilling unwilling ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 31 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 34 , , PUNCT , _ 37 punct _ _ 35 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 37 nsubj _ _ 36 should should AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 37 aux _ _ 37 marry marry VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 28 conj _ _ 38 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 40 det _ _ 39 first first ADJ JJ Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord 40 amod _ _ 40 man man NOUN NN Number=Sing 37 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 41 , , PUNCT , _ 44 punct _ _ 42 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 44 cop _ _ 43 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 44 nsubj _ _ 44 prince prince NOUN NN Number=Sing 37 parataxis _ _ 45 or or CCONJ CC _ 46 cc _ _ 46 beggar beggar NOUN NN Number=Sing 44 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 47 , , PUNCT , _ 49 punct _ _ 48 that that PRON DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 49 nsubj _ _ 49 came come VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 44 conj _ _ 50 to to ADP IN _ 52 case _ _ 51 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 52 det _ _ 52 door door NOUN NN Number=Sing 49 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 53 . . PUNCT . _ 7 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | past | the old king | | | | | angry *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **see** | past | king | | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V how S\_INF»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus | | 3 | **behave** | past | king's daughter | | | | | | vn masquerade-29.6-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Agent | | 4 | **treat** | participle · passive | | daughter | | | | | tree rules | | 5 | **vow** | past | king | that | | | | | tree rules | | 6 | **marry** | should | daughter | the first man | | | | | vn amalgamate-22.2-3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent man=Patient | | 7 | **is a** | infinitive | king | prince or beggar | | | | | tree rules | | 8 | **come** | past | that | | | the door | | | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to door=Initial\_Location | 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 12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2591/58/12/) - next →: [sentence 14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2591/58/14/) - ↑ back to [King Grisly-beard](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2591/58/)