--- title: And he said, did Flabs, that the whole was written down, and it shou… — Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen · tree and pragmatics description: And he said, did Flabs, that the whole was written down, and it should be printed when he was dead and buried, but not before, for he would not risk having his arms and legs broken. Who acts: Mr., arms. A sentence of «Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen» by H. C. 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Andersen, Our Aunt. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (Mr., arms), 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:pg27200:139:74 # text = And he said, did Flabs, that the whole was written down, and it should be printed when he was dead and buried, but not before, for he would not risk having his arms and legs broken. 1 And and CCONJ CC _ 3 cc _ _ 2 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 3 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 4 , , PUNCT , _ 5 punct _ _ 5 did do VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 ccomp _ _ 6 Flabs flab NOUN NNS Number=Plur 5 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 7 , , PUNCT , _ 12 punct _ _ 8 that that SCONJ IN _ 12 mark _ _ 9 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 10 whole whole ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 12 nsubj:pass _ _ 11 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 12 aux:pass _ _ 12 written write VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 5 conj _ _ 13 down down ADP RP _ 12 compound:prt _ SpaceAfter=No 14 , , PUNCT , _ 19 punct _ _ 15 and and CCONJ CC _ 19 cc _ _ 16 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 19 nsubj:pass _ _ 17 should should AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 19 aux _ _ 18 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 19 aux:pass _ _ 19 printed print VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 3 parataxis _ _ 20 when when ADV WRB PronType=Int 23 advmod _ _ 21 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 23 nsubj _ _ 22 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 23 cop _ _ 23 dead dead ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 19 advcl _ _ 24 and and CCONJ CC _ 25 cc _ _ 25 buried bury VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 23 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 26 , , PUNCT , _ 29 punct _ _ 27 but but CCONJ CC _ 29 cc _ _ 28 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 29 advmod _ _ 29 before before ADV RB _ 19 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 30 , , PUNCT , _ 35 punct _ _ 31 for for SCONJ IN _ 35 mark _ _ 32 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 35 nsubj _ _ 33 would would AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 35 aux _ _ 34 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 35 advmod _ _ 35 risk risk VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 19 conj _ _ 36 having have VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 35 xcomp _ _ 37 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 38 nmod:poss _ _ 38 arms arm NOUN NNS Number=Plur 36 obj _ _ 39 and and CCONJ CC _ 40 cc _ _ 40 legs leg NOUN NNS Number=Plur 38 conj _ _ 41 broken break VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 36 xcomp _ SpaceAfter=No 42 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | Mr. | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **do** | past | | Flabs | | | | | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent flab=Eventuality | | 3 | **write down** | past · passive | | the whole | | | | | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme | | 4 | **print** | should · passive | | soil | | | | before *property* | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme | | 5 | **is** | past | Mr. | | | | | dead *property* | tree rules | | 6 | **bury** | participle | Mr. *not said here* | | | | | | vn put-9.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | | 7 | **not** **risk** | would | Mr. | | | | | | vn risk-94-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Theme | | 8 | **have** | gerund | Mr. *not said here* | Mr.'s arms and legs | | | | | tree rules | | 9 | **break** | participle | Mr.'s arms and legs *not said here* | | | | | | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V»: agent=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:** «Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen» by H. 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