--- title: "The State," continued the Queen with a finality which but increased… — The Fairy Tales of Charles Perrault · tree and pragmatics description: "The State," continued the Queen with a finality which but increased the laments of the King, "the State demands successors, and since I have only given you a daughter, it will urge you to beget sons who resemble you; but I ask you earnestly not to give way to the persuasions of your people until yo --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg29021/15/47/) [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/) / [The Fairy Tales of Charles Perrault](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg29021/) / [Towards Her"\]](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg29021/15/) / 47 # The Fairy Tales of Charles Perrault, Towards Her"\], sentence 47 "The State," continued the Queen with a finality which but increased the laments of the King, "the State demands successors, and since I have only given you a daughter, it will urge you to beget sons who resemble you; but I ask you earnestly not to give way to the persuasions of your people until you have found a Princess more beautiful and more perfectly fashioned than I. I beg you to swear this to me, and then I shall die content." **Who acts:** State, finality, I, sons, you · **What happens:** continue, increase, demand, give, urge, beget · **To what, where:** Queen, laments, successors, daughter, you, sons · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is a sentence of «The Fairy Tales of Charles Perrault» by Charles Perrault, Towards Her"\]. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (State, finality, I, sons), 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:pg29021:15:47 # text = "The State," continued the Queen with a finality which but increased the laments of the King, "the State demands successors, and since I have only given you a daughter, it will urge you to beget sons who resemble you; but I ask you earnestly not to give way to the persuasions of your people until you have found a Princess more beautiful and more perfectly fashioned than I. I beg you to swear this to me, and then I shall die content." 1 " " PUNCT `` _ 3 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 2 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 3 State State PROPN NNP Number=Sing 6 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 4 , , PUNCT , _ 3 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 5 " " PUNCT '' _ 3 punct _ _ 6 continued continue VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 Queen Queen PROPN NNP Number=Sing 6 obj _ _ 9 with with ADP IN _ 11 case _ _ 10 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 11 det _ _ 11 finality finality NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obl _ _ 12 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 14 nsubj _ _ 13 but but CCONJ CC _ 14 cc _ _ 14 increased increase VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 11 acl:relcl _ _ 15 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 16 det _ _ 16 laments lament NOUN NNS Number=Plur 14 obj _ _ 17 of of ADP IN _ 19 case _ _ 18 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 19 det _ _ 19 King King PROPN NNP Number=Sing 16 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 20 , , PUNCT , _ 24 punct _ _ 21 " " PUNCT `` _ 24 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 22 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 23 det _ _ 23 State State PROPN NNP Number=Sing 24 nsubj _ _ 24 demands demand VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 16 parataxis _ _ 25 successors successor NOUN NNS Number=Plur 24 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 26 , , PUNCT , _ 39 punct _ _ 27 and and CCONJ CC _ 39 cc _ _ 28 since since SCONJ IN _ 32 mark _ _ 29 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 32 nsubj _ _ 30 have have AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 32 aux _ _ 31 only only ADV RB _ 32 advmod _ _ 32 given give VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 39 advcl _ _ 33 you you PRON PRP Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs 32 iobj _ _ 34 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 35 det _ _ 35 daughter daughter NOUN NN Number=Sing 32 iobj _ SpaceAfter=No 36 , , PUNCT , _ 32 punct _ _ 37 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 39 nsubj _ _ 38 will will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 39 aux _ _ 39 urge urge VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 24 conj _ _ 40 you you PRON PRP Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs 39 iobj _ _ 41 to to PART TO _ 42 mark _ _ 42 beget beget VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 39 xcomp _ _ 43 sons son NOUN NNS Number=Plur 42 obj _ _ 44 who who PRON WP PronType=Rel 45 nsubj _ _ 45 resemble resemble VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 43 acl:relcl _ _ 46 you you PRON PRP Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs 45 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 47 ; ; PUNCT , _ 50 punct _ _ 48 but but CCONJ CC _ 50 cc _ _ 49 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 50 nsubj _ _ 50 ask ask VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 6 parataxis _ _ 51 you you PRON PRP Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs 50 obj _ _ 52 earnestly earnestly ADV RB _ 55 advmod _ _ 53 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 55 advmod _ _ 54 to to PART TO _ 55 mark _ _ 55 give give VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 50 ccomp _ _ 56 way way NOUN NN Number=Sing 55 obj _ _ 57 to to ADP IN _ 59 case _ _ 58 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 59 det _ _ 59 persuasions persuasion NOUN NNS Number=Plur 55 obl _ _ 60 of of ADP IN _ 62 case _ _ 61 your your PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 62 nmod:poss _ _ 62 people people NOUN NNS Number=Plur 59 nmod _ _ 63 until until SCONJ IN _ 66 mark _ _ 64 you you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 66 nsubj _ _ 65 have have AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 66 aux _ _ 66 found find VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 78 advcl _ _ 67 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 68 det _ _ 68 Princess princess NOUN NN Number=Sing 66 obj _ _ 69 more more ADV RBR Degree=Cmp 70 advmod _ _ 70 beautiful beautiful ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 66 xcomp _ _ 71 and and CCONJ CC _ 74 cc _ _ 72 more more ADV RBR Degree=Cmp 73 advmod _ _ 73 perfectly perfectly ADV RB _ 74 advmod _ _ 74 fashioned fashioned ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 66 conj _ _ 75 than than ADP IN _ 76 case _ _ 76 I. i. PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 74 obl _ _ 77 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 78 nsubj _ _ 78 beg beg VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 55 parataxis _ _ 79 you you PRON PRP Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs 78 obj _ _ 80 to to PART TO _ 81 mark _ _ 81 swear swear VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 78 xcomp _ _ 82 this this PRON DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 81 obj _ _ 83 to to ADP IN _ 84 case _ _ 84 me I PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 81 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 85 , , PUNCT , _ 90 punct _ _ 86 and and CCONJ CC _ 90 cc _ _ 87 then then ADV RB PronType=Dem 90 advmod _ _ 88 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 90 nsubj _ _ 89 shall shall AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 90 aux _ _ 90 die die VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 50 conj _ _ 91 content content NOUN NN Number=Sing 90 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 92 . . PUNCT . _ 6 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 93 " " PUNCT '' _ 6 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **continue** | past | the State | the Queen | | | | with a finality | tree rules | | 2 | **increase** | past | a finality | the laments of the King | | | | | vn caused\_calibratable\_cos-45.6.2-1 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Causer lament=Patient | | 3 | **demand** *speech: request* *in a quote* | present | the State | successors | | | | | vn require-103-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme successor=Precondition | | 4 | **give** *in a quote* | present · perfect | I | | a daughter | | | | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent you=Recipient daughter=Theme | | 5 | **urge** *in a quote* | future | state | | you | | | | vn urge-58.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent you=Recipient clause=Topic | | 6 | **beget** *not said to happen, in a quote* | to-infinitive | state *not said here* | sons | | | | | vn birth-28.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent son=Patient | | 7 | **resemble** *in a quote* | present | sons | you | | | | | tree rules | | 8 | **ask** *speech: ask* *in a quote* | present | I | | you | | | | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP whether S\_INF»: agent=Agent you=Recipient clause=Topic | | 9 | **not** **give** *not said to happen, in a quote* | to-infinitive | | way | the persuasions of your people | | | earnestly *property* | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent way=Theme to persuasion=Recipient | | 10 | **find** *in a quote* | present · perfect | you | a Princess | | | | beautiful *property* | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent princess=Topic | | 11 | **beg** *speech: request* *in a quote* | present | I | | you | | | | vn beg-58.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent you=Recipient clause=Topic | | 12 | **swear** *not said to happen, in a quote* | to-infinitive | I *not said here* | this | me | | | | vn conjecture-29.5 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Agent this=Eventuality | | 13 | **die** *in a quote* | shall | I | content | | | then | | tree rules | | 14 | **lament** | | | the King | | | | | nom lament «communication transitive»: of=patient | | 15 | **persuade** *in a quote* | | | your people | | | | | nom persuasion «communication transitive»: of=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:** «The Fairy Tales of Charles Perrault» by Charles Perrault, Project Gutenberg book 29021 (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 46](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg29021/15/46/) - next →: [sentence 48](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg29021/15/48/) - ↑ back to [Towards Her"\]](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg29021/15/)