--- title: The boar, however, had not quite hidden himself, for his ears stuck… — Grimms' Fairy Tales · tree and pragmatics description: The boar, however, had not quite hidden himself, for his ears stuck out of the bush; and when he shook one of them a little, the cat, seeing something move, and thinking it was a mouse, sprang upon it, and bit and scratched it, so that the boar jumped up and grunted, and ran away, roaring out, ‘Look --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2591/6/23/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [tales](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/) / [Grimms' Fairy Tales](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2591/) / [Old Sultan](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2591/6/) / 23 # Grimms' Fairy Tales, Old Sultan, sentence 23 The boar, however, had not quite hidden himself, for his ears stuck out of the bush; and when he shook one of them a little, the cat, seeing something move, and thinking it was a mouse, sprang upon it, and bit and scratched it, so that the boar jumped up and grunted, and ran away, roaring out, ‘Look up in the tree, there sits the one who is to blame.’ **Who acts:** boar, ears, move, one · **What happens:** have, not hide, stick out, shake, see, think · **To what, where:** boar, bush, one, something move, mouse, bit · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is a sentence of «Grimms' Fairy Tales» by Jacob Grimm, Old Sultan. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (boar, ears, move, one), 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:pg2591:6:23 # text = The boar, however, had not quite hidden himself, for his ears stuck out of the bush; and when he shook one of them a little, the cat, seeing something move, and thinking it was a mouse, sprang upon it, and bit and scratched it, so that the boar jumped up and grunted, and ran away, roaring out, ‘Look up in the tree, there sits the one who is to blame.’ 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 boar boar NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 3 , , PUNCT , _ 2 punct _ _ 4 however however ADV RB _ 6 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 5 , , PUNCT , _ 4 punct _ _ 6 had have VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 7 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 9 advmod _ _ 8 quite quite ADV RB _ 9 advmod _ _ 9 hidden hide VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 6 xcomp _ _ 10 himself himself PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes 9 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 11 , , PUNCT , _ 15 punct _ _ 12 for for SCONJ IN _ 15 mark _ _ 13 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 14 nmod:poss _ _ 14 ears ear NOUN NNS Number=Plur 15 nsubj _ _ 15 stuck stick VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 9 conj _ _ 16 out out ADP IN _ 19 case _ _ 17 of of ADP IN _ 19 case _ _ 18 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 19 det _ _ 19 bush bush NOUN NN Number=Sing 15 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 20 ; ; PUNCT , _ 24 punct _ _ 21 and and CCONJ CC _ 24 cc _ _ 22 when when SCONJ WRB _ 24 mark _ _ 23 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 24 nsubj _ _ 24 shook shake VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 6 conj _ _ 25 one one NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 24 obj _ _ 26 of of ADP IN _ 27 case _ _ 27 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 25 nmod _ _ 28 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 29 det _ _ 29 little little ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 25 obl:unmarked _ SpaceAfter=No 30 , , PUNCT , _ 32 punct _ _ 31 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 32 det _ _ 32 cat cat NOUN NN Number=Sing 24 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 33 , , PUNCT , _ 34 punct _ _ 34 seeing see VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 24 advcl _ _ 35 something something PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Ind 36 compound _ _ 36 move move NOUN NN Number=Sing 34 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 37 , , PUNCT , _ 45 punct _ _ 38 and and CCONJ CC _ 45 cc _ _ 39 thinking think VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 45 advcl _ _ 40 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 43 nsubj _ _ 41 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 43 cop _ _ 42 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 43 det _ _ 43 mouse mouse NOUN NN Number=Sing 39 ccomp _ SpaceAfter=No 44 , , PUNCT , _ 39 punct _ _ 45 sprang spring VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 6 parataxis _ _ 46 upon upon ADP IN _ 47 case _ _ 47 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 45 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 48 , , PUNCT , _ 50 punct _ _ 49 and and CCONJ CC _ 50 cc _ _ 50 bit bit NOUN NN Number=Sing 45 obl _ _ 51 and and CCONJ CC _ 52 cc _ _ 52 scratched scratch VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 45 conj _ _ 53 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 52 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 54 , , PUNCT , _ 59 punct _ _ 55 so so SCONJ IN ExtPos=SCONJ 59 mark _ _ 56 that that SCONJ IN _ 55 fixed _ _ 57 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 58 det _ _ 58 boar boar NOUN NN Number=Sing 59 nsubj _ _ 59 jumped jump VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 52 conj _ _ 60 up up ADP RP _ 59 compound:prt _ _ 61 and and CCONJ CC _ 62 cc _ _ 62 grunted grunt VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 59 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 63 , , PUNCT , _ 65 punct _ _ 64 and and CCONJ CC _ 65 cc _ _ 65 ran run VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 6 conj _ _ 66 away away ADV RB _ 65 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 67 , , PUNCT , _ 68 punct _ _ 68 roaring roar VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 65 advcl _ _ 69 out out ADP RP _ 68 compound:prt _ SpaceAfter=No 70 , , PUNCT , _ 72 punct _ _ 71 ‘ ' PUNCT `` _ 72 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 72 Look look VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 68 advcl _ _ 73 up up ADP RP _ 72 compound:prt _ _ 74 in in ADP IN _ 76 case _ _ 75 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 76 det _ _ 76 tree tree NOUN NN Number=Sing 72 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 77 , , PUNCT , _ 79 punct _ _ 78 there there PRON EX PronType=Dem 79 expl _ _ 79 sits sit VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 72 conj _ _ 80 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 81 det _ _ 81 one one NOUN NN Number=Sing 79 obj _ _ 82 who who PRON WP PronType=Rel 85 nsubj _ _ 83 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 85 cop _ _ 84 to to PART TO _ 85 mark _ _ 85 blame blame VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 81 acl:relcl _ SpaceAfter=No 86 . . PUNCT . _ 6 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 87 ’ ' PUNCT '' _ 6 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **have** | past | the boar | | | | | however *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **not** **hide** | participle | the boar *not said here* | boar | | | | | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent himself=Patient | | 3 | **stick out** | past | boar's ears | the bush | | | | | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent bush=Theme | | 4 | **shake** | past | boar | one of ears | | | | the cat *obl* | vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent one=Patient | | 5 | **see** | gerund | boar *not said here* | something move | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer move=Stimulus | | 6 | **think** *speech: other* | gerund | | | | | | | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 7 | **is a** | past | move | a mouse | | | | | tree rules | | 8 | **spring** | past | | bit | | move | | | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme upon it=Trajectory | | 9 | **scratch** | past | | move | | | | | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme | | 10 | **jump up** | past | the boar | | | | | | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 11 | **grunt** | participle | the boar *not said here* | | | | | | vn animal\_sounds-38 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 12 | **run away** | past | the boar *not said here* | | | | | away *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 13 | **roar out** | gerund | the boar *not said here* | | | | | | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 14 | **look up** | infinitive | the boar *not said here* | | | | | in the tree | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in tree=Theme | | 15 | **sit** | present | the boar *not said here* | the one | | there | | | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location one=Theme | | 16 | **is** | present | the one | the one *not said here* | | | | blame *property* | tree rules | 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 22](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2591/6/22/) - next →: [sentence 24](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2591/6/24/) - ↑ back to [Old Sultan](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2591/6/)