--- title: People said that it was the bride who ought to have worn the cloak a… — The Orange Fairy Book · tree and pragmatics description: People said that it was the bride who ought to have worn the cloak at her wedding feast; but the king was so pleased with it that he would not part from it; and to the end of his life was never seen without it. Who acts: People, hand, bride, king. 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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 (People, hand, bride, king), 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:pg3027:17:89 # text = People said that it was the bride who ought to have worn the cloak at her wedding feast; but the king was so pleased with it that he would not part from it; and to the end of his life was never seen without it. 1 People people NOUN NNS Number=Plur 2 nsubj _ _ 2 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 that that SCONJ IN _ 7 mark _ _ 4 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 7 nsubj _ _ 5 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 7 cop _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 bride bride NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 ccomp _ _ 8 who who PRON WP PronType=Rel 12 nsubj _ _ 9 ought ought AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 12 aux _ _ 10 to to PART TO _ 12 mark _ _ 11 have have AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 12 aux _ _ 12 worn wear VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 7 acl:relcl _ _ 13 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 14 det _ _ 14 cloak cloak NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 obj _ _ 15 at at ADP IN _ 18 case _ _ 16 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 18 nmod:poss _ _ 17 wedding wedding NOUN NN Number=Sing 18 compound _ _ 18 feast feast NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 19 ; ; PUNCT : _ 25 punct _ _ 20 but but CCONJ CC _ 25 cc _ _ 21 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 22 det _ _ 22 king king NOUN NN Number=Sing 25 nsubj _ _ 23 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 25 cop _ _ 24 so so ADV RB _ 25 advmod _ _ 25 pleased pleased ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 2 ccomp _ _ 26 with with ADP IN _ 27 case _ _ 27 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 25 obl _ _ 28 that that SCONJ IN _ 32 mark _ _ 29 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 32 nsubj _ _ 30 would would AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 32 aux _ _ 31 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 32 advmod _ _ 32 part part NOUN NN Number=Sing 25 advcl _ _ 33 from from ADP IN _ 34 case _ _ 34 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 32 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 35 ; ; PUNCT , _ 45 punct _ _ 36 and and CCONJ CC _ 45 cc _ _ 37 to to ADP IN _ 39 case _ _ 38 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 39 det _ _ 39 end end NOUN NN Number=Sing 45 obl _ _ 40 of of ADP IN _ 42 case _ _ 41 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 42 nmod:poss _ _ 42 life life NOUN NN Number=Sing 39 nmod _ _ 43 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 45 aux:pass _ _ 44 never never ADV RB PronType=Neg 45 advmod _ _ 45 seen see VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 2 conj _ _ 46 without without ADP IN _ 47 case _ _ 47 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 45 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 48 . . PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | People | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **is a** | past | hand | the bride | | | | | tree rules | | 3 | **wear** | ought · perfect | the bride | the cloak | | cloak's wedding feast | | | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent cloak=Theme | | 4 | **is** | past | the king | | | | | with hand; pleased *property* | tree rules | | 5 | **not** **part** | would | king | | | hand | | | tree rules | | 6 | **not** **see** | past · passive | People *not said here* | | | | to the end of king's life | without hand | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V» | 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 Orange Fairy Book» by Andrew Lang, Project Gutenberg book 3027 (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 88](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg3027/17/88/) - next →: [sentence 90](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg3027/17/90/) - ↑ back to [Opening, part 17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg3027/17/)