--- title: His collection of pictures increased; but as yet they were only copi… — Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen · tree and pragmatics description: His collection of pictures increased; but as yet they were only copies of lifeless objects, when one day Bellissima came gambolling before him: "Stand still," cried he, "and I will draw you beautifully, to put amongst my collection." Who acts: orders, one day, boy. 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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 (orders, one day, boy), 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:pg27200:89:175 # text = His collection of pictures increased; but as yet they were only copies of lifeless objects, when one day Bellissima came gambolling before him: "Stand still," cried he, "and I will draw you beautifully, to put amongst my collection." 1 His his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 2 nmod:poss _ _ 2 collection collection NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 3 of of ADP IN _ 4 case _ _ 4 pictures picture NOUN NNS Number=Plur 2 nmod _ _ 5 increased increase VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 4 acl _ SpaceAfter=No 6 ; ; PUNCT : _ 13 punct _ _ 7 but but CCONJ CC _ 13 cc _ _ 8 as as ADP IN _ 13 case _ _ 9 yet yet CCONJ CC _ 13 cc _ _ 10 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 13 nsubj _ _ 11 were be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 13 cop _ _ 12 only only ADV RB _ 13 advmod _ _ 13 copies copy NOUN NNS Number=Plur 2 appos _ _ 14 of of ADP IN _ 16 case _ _ 15 lifeless lifeless ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 16 amod _ _ 16 objects object NOUN NNS Number=Plur 13 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 17 , , PUNCT , _ 22 punct _ _ 18 when when SCONJ WRB _ 22 mark _ _ 19 one one NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 20 nummod _ _ 20 day day NOUN NN Number=Sing 22 nsubj _ _ 21 Bellissima Bellissima PROPN NNP Number=Sing 20 appos _ _ 22 came come VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 16 acl:relcl _ _ 23 gambolling gambolling NOUN NN Number=Sing 22 obj _ _ 24 before before ADP IN _ 25 case _ _ 25 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 23 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 26 : : PUNCT : _ 28 punct _ _ 27 " " PUNCT `` _ 28 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 28 Stand stand VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 23 parataxis _ _ 29 still still ADV RB _ 28 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 30 , , PUNCT , _ 32 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 31 " " PUNCT `` _ 32 punct _ _ 32 cried cry VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 28 advcl _ _ 33 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 32 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 34 , , PUNCT , _ 32 punct _ _ 35 " " PUNCT '' _ 28 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 36 and and CCONJ CC _ 39 cc _ _ 37 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 39 nsubj _ _ 38 will will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 39 aux _ _ 39 draw draw VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 28 conj _ _ 40 you you PRON PRP Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs 39 obj _ _ 41 beautifully beautifully ADV RB _ 39 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 42 , , PUNCT , _ 44 punct _ _ 43 to to PART TO _ 44 mark _ _ 44 put put VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 28 conj _ _ 45 amongst amongst ADP IN _ 47 case _ _ 46 my my PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 47 nmod:poss _ _ 47 collection collection NOUN NN Number=Sing 44 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 48 . . PUNCT . _ 13 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 49 " " PUNCT '' _ 2 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **increase** | participle | | pictures *not said here* | | | | | vn caused\_calibratable\_cos-45.6.2-1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient | | 2 | **is** | past | orders *= order* | | | | | as copies; of lifeless objects | tree rules | | 3 | **come** | past | one day | gambolling | | | before boy | | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location gambolling=Theme | | 4 | **stand** *in a quote* | infinitive | | | | | still | | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 5 | **cry** *speech: express* | past | | boy | | | | | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Topic | | 6 | **draw** *in a quote* | future | boy | you | | | | beautifully *property* | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent you=Theme | | 7 | **put** *in a quote* | to-infinitive | | | | my collection | | | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent amongst collection=Destination | 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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