--- title: Able as he was in sports and huntings, he was yet too young to be po… — Irish Fairy Tales · tree and pragmatics description: Able as he was in sports and huntings, he was yet too young to be politic, but he remained impolitic to the end of his days, for whatever he was able to do he would do, no matter who was offended thereat; and whatever he was not able to do he would do also. Who acts: King, matter. 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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 (King, matter), 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:pg2892:21:35 # text = Able as he was in sports and huntings, he was yet too young to be politic, but he remained impolitic to the end of his days, for whatever he was able to do he would do, no matter who was offended thereat; and whatever he was not able to do he would do also. 1 Able able ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ _ 2 as as ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 3 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 6 nsubj _ _ 4 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 6 cop _ _ 5 in in ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 6 sports sport NOUN NNS Number=Plur 1 obl _ _ 7 and and CCONJ CC _ 8 cc _ _ 8 huntings hunting NOUN NNS Number=Plur 6 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 9 , , PUNCT , _ 14 punct _ _ 10 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 14 nsubj _ _ 11 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 14 cop _ _ 12 yet yet ADV RB _ 14 advmod _ _ 13 too too ADV RB _ 14 advmod _ _ 14 young young ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 1 conj _ _ 15 to to PART TO _ 17 mark _ _ 16 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 17 cop _ _ 17 politic politic ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 14 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 18 , , PUNCT , _ 21 punct _ _ 19 but but CCONJ CC _ 21 cc _ _ 20 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 21 nsubj _ _ 21 remained remain VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 17 conj _ _ 22 impolitic impolitic ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 21 xcomp _ _ 23 to to ADP IN _ 25 case _ _ 24 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 25 det _ _ 25 end end NOUN NN Number=Sing 21 obl _ _ 26 of of ADP IN _ 28 case _ _ 27 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 28 nmod:poss _ _ 28 days day NOUN NNS Number=Plur 25 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 29 , , PUNCT , _ 31 punct _ _ 30 for for ADP IN _ 31 case _ _ 31 whatever whatever PRON WP PronType=Rel 21 parataxis _ _ 32 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 34 nsubj _ _ 33 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 34 cop _ _ 34 able able ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 31 acl:relcl _ _ 35 to to PART TO _ 36 mark _ _ 36 do do VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 34 xcomp _ _ 37 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 39 nsubj _ _ 38 would would AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 39 aux _ _ 39 do do VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 36 ccomp _ SpaceAfter=No 40 , , PUNCT , _ 42 punct _ _ 41 no no DET DT PronType=Neg 42 det _ _ 42 matter matter NOUN NN Number=Sing 31 appos _ _ 43 who who PRON WP PronType=Rel 45 nsubj _ _ 44 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 45 cop _ _ 45 offended offended ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 42 amod _ _ 46 thereat thereat ADV RB _ 45 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 47 ; ; PUNCT : _ 53 punct _ _ 48 and and CCONJ CC _ 49 cc _ _ 49 whatever whatever PRON WP PronType=Rel 53 advcl _ _ 50 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 53 nsubj _ _ 51 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 53 cop _ _ 52 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 53 advmod _ _ 53 able able ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 1 conj _ _ 54 to to PART TO _ 55 mark _ _ 55 do do VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 53 xcomp _ _ 56 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 58 nsubj _ _ 57 would would AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 58 aux _ _ 58 do do VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 55 ccomp _ _ 59 also also ADV RB _ 58 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 60 . . PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | past | King | | | | | as sports and huntings | tree rules | | 2 | **is** | past | King | | | | yet | young *property* | tree rules | | 3 | **is** | to-infinitive | King *not said here* | | | | | politic *property* | tree rules | | 4 | **remain** | past | King | | | | to the end of King's days | impolitic *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 5 | **is** | past | King | | | | | able *property* | tree rules | | 6 | **do** | to-infinitive | King *not said here* | | | | | | tree rules | | 7 | **do** | would | King | | | | | | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 8 | **is** | past | no matter | | | | | offended, thereat *property* | tree rules | | 9 | **not** **is** | past | King | | | | | able *property* | tree rules | | 10 | **do** | to-infinitive | King *not said here* | | | | | | tree rules | | 11 | **do** | would | King | | | | | | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=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:** «Irish Fairy Tales» by James Stephens, Project Gutenberg book 2892 (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 34](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2892/21/34/) - next →: [sentence 36](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2892/21/36/) - ↑ back to [Chapter VIII](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2892/21/)