--- title: The orders given by the shops in the town were not finished quickly;… — Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen · tree and pragmatics description: The orders given by the shops in the town were not finished quickly; for the Metal Pig had taught the boy that all objects may be drawn upon paper; and Florence is a picture-book in itself for any one who chooses to turn over its pages. Who acts: Florence, one, pig. 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C. Andersen, The Metal Pig. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (Florence, one, pig), 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:pg27200:89:172 # text = The orders given by the shops in the town were not finished quickly; for the Metal Pig had taught the boy that all objects may be drawn upon paper; and Florence is a picture-book in itself for any one who chooses to turn over its pages. 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 orders order NOUN NNS Number=Plur 12 nsubj:pass _ _ 3 given give VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 2 acl _ _ 4 by by ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 shops shop NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 obl _ _ 7 in in ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 8 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 9 town town NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ _ 10 were be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 12 aux:pass _ _ 11 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 12 advmod _ _ 12 finished finish VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 13 quickly quickly ADV RB _ 12 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 14 ; ; PUNCT : _ 20 punct _ _ 15 for for ADP IN _ 18 case _ _ 16 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 18 det _ _ 17 Metal Metal PROPN NNP Number=Sing 18 compound _ _ 18 Pig pig NOUN NN Number=Sing 20 nsubj:pass _ _ 19 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 20 aux _ _ 20 taught teach VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 12 advcl _ _ 21 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 22 det _ _ 22 boy boy NOUN NN Number=Sing 20 obj _ _ 23 that that PRON WDT PronType=Rel 28 obj _ _ 24 all all DET DT PronType=Tot 25 det _ _ 25 objects object NOUN NNS Number=Plur 28 nsubj:pass _ _ 26 may may AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 28 aux _ _ 27 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 28 aux:pass _ _ 28 drawn draw VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 22 acl:relcl _ _ 29 upon upon ADP IN _ 30 case _ _ 30 paper paper NOUN NN Number=Sing 28 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 31 ; ; PUNCT : _ 38 punct _ _ 32 and and CCONJ CC _ 38 cc _ _ 33 Florence Florence PROPN NNP Number=Sing 38 nsubj _ _ 34 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 38 cop _ _ 35 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 38 det _ _ 36 picture picture NOUN NN Number=Sing 38 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 37 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 36 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 38 book book NOUN NN Number=Sing 20 parataxis _ _ 39 in in ADP IN _ 40 case _ _ 40 itself itself PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Emp|Reflex=Yes 38 nmod _ _ 41 for for ADP IN _ 43 case _ _ 42 any any DET DT PronType=Ind 43 det _ _ 43 one one NOUN NN Number=Sing 38 nmod _ _ 44 who who PRON WP PronType=Rel 45 nsubj _ _ 45 chooses choose VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 43 acl:relcl _ _ 46 to to PART TO _ 47 mark _ _ 47 turn turn VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 45 xcomp _ _ 48 over over ADP RP _ 47 compound:prt _ _ 49 its its PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 50 nmod:poss _ _ 50 pages page NOUN NNS Number=Plur 47 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 51 . . PUNCT . _ 12 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **give** | participle | | the orders *not said here* | | the town | | by the shops | vn break\_down-45.8 «NP V»: agent=Patient | | 2 | **not** **finish** | past · passive | | the orders | | | | quickly *property* | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: subject=Eventuality | | 3 | **teach** *speech: other* | past · perfect · passive | | the Metal Pig | the boy | | | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: subject=Recipient boy=Topic | | 4 | **draw** | may · passive | | all objects | | | | upon paper | vn create-26.4-1-1 «NP V NP.beneficiary NP»: subject=Beneficiary that=Result | | 5 | **is a** | present | Florence | a picture book | | | | in pig; for any one | tree rules | | 6 | **choose** | present | any one | | | | | | tree rules | | 7 | **turn over** | to-infinitive | any one *not said here* | pig's pages | | | | | vn contribute-13.2 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent page=Theme | | 8 | **page** | | pig | | | | | | nom page «communication transitive»: poss=agent | 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. C. Andersen, Project Gutenberg book 27200 (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 171](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg27200/89/171/) - next →: [sentence 173](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg27200/89/173/) - ↑ back to [The Metal Pig](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg27200/89/)