--- title: Still, she knew that if she left her eggs and the ducklings in them… — The Orange Fairy Book · tree and pragmatics description: Still, she knew that if she left her eggs and the ducklings in them to die none of her friends would ever speak to her again; so there she stayed, only getting off the eggs several times a day to see if the shells were cracking--which may have been the very reason why they did not crack sooner. 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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 (duck, none, shells, eggs), 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:pg3027:8:70 # text = Still, she knew that if she left her eggs and the ducklings in them to die none of her friends would ever speak to her again; so there she stayed, only getting off the eggs several times a day to see if the shells were cracking--which may have been the very reason why they did not crack sooner. 1 Still still ADV RB _ 4 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 1 punct _ _ 3 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 4 knew know VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 that that SCONJ IN _ 8 mark _ _ 6 if if SCONJ IN _ 8 mark _ _ 7 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 8 nsubj _ _ 8 left leave VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 ccomp _ _ 9 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 10 nmod:poss _ _ 10 eggs egg NOUN NNS Number=Plur 8 obj _ _ 11 and and CCONJ CC _ 13 cc _ _ 12 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 13 det _ _ 13 ducklings duckling NOUN NNS Number=Plur 10 conj _ _ 14 in in ADP IN _ 15 case _ _ 15 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 8 obl _ _ 16 to to PART TO _ 17 mark _ _ 17 die die VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 8 advcl _ _ 18 none none PRON NN PronType=Neg 24 nsubj _ _ 19 of of ADP IN _ 21 case _ _ 20 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 21 nmod:poss _ _ 21 friends friend NOUN NNS Number=Plur 18 nmod _ _ 22 would would AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 24 aux _ _ 23 ever ever ADV RB PronType=Ind 24 advmod _ _ 24 speak speak VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 17 ccomp _ _ 25 to to ADP IN _ 26 case _ _ 26 her she PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 24 obl _ _ 27 again again ADV RB _ 24 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 28 ; ; PUNCT , _ 32 punct _ _ 29 so so ADV RB _ 30 advmod _ _ 30 there there ADV RB PronType=Dem 32 advmod _ _ 31 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 32 nsubj _ _ 32 stayed stay VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 33 , , PUNCT , _ 35 punct _ _ 34 only only ADV RB _ 35 advmod _ _ 35 getting get VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 32 advcl _ _ 36 off off ADP RP _ 35 compound:prt _ _ 37 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 38 det _ _ 38 eggs egg NOUN NNS Number=Plur 35 obj _ _ 39 several several ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 40 amod _ _ 40 times time NOUN NNS Number=Plur 35 obl:unmarked _ _ 41 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 42 det _ _ 42 day day NOUN NN Number=Sing 40 nmod:unmarked _ _ 43 to to PART TO _ 44 mark _ _ 44 see see VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 35 advcl _ _ 45 if if SCONJ IN _ 49 mark _ _ 46 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 47 det _ _ 47 shells shell NOUN NNS Number=Plur 49 nsubj _ _ 48 were be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 49 aux _ _ 49 cracking crack VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 44 ccomp _ SpaceAfter=No 50 -- -- PUNCT , _ 57 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 51 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 57 nsubj _ _ 52 may may AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 57 aux _ _ 53 have have AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 57 aux _ _ 54 been be AUX VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 57 cop _ _ 55 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 57 det _ _ 56 very very ADV RB _ 57 advmod _ _ 57 reason reason NOUN NN Number=Sing 49 parataxis _ _ 58 why why ADV WRB PronType=Int 62 advmod _ _ 59 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 62 nsubj _ _ 60 did do AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 62 aux _ _ 61 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 62 advmod _ _ 62 crack crack VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 57 acl _ _ 63 sooner soon ADV RBR Degree=Cmp 62 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 64 . . PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **know** | past | duck | | | | still | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V how S\_INF»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus | | 2 | **leave** *a condition, not said to happen* | past | duck | duck's eggs and the ducklings | | | | in eggs *= egg* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent egg=Theme in they=Location | | 3 | **die** | to-infinitive | duck *not said here* | | | | | | vn long-32.2 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme | | 4 | **speak** *speech: other* | would | none | | duck | | ever; again | | vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent to she=Co-Agent | | 5 | **stay** | past | duck | | | there | | | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 6 | **get off** | gerund | duck *not said here* | the eggs | | | time | | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer egg=Stimulus | | 7 | **see** | to-infinitive | duck *not said here* | | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V how S\_INF»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus | | 8 | **crack** *a condition, not said to happen* | past · progressive | the shells | | | | | | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 9 | **is a** | may · perfect | | the reason | | | | | tree rules | | 10 | **not** **crack** | past · do-support | eggs *= egg* | | | | | soon *property* | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme | 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 69](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg3027/8/69/) - next →: [sentence 71](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg3027/8/71/) - ↑ back to [Opening, part 8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg3027/8/)