--- title: The prince, however, replied that he was there for one thing only; t… — The Brown Fairy Book · tree and pragmatics description: The prince, however, replied that he was there for one thing only; that his first duty was to beat the drums and announce himself as a suitor, when he would be taken, as such, to the king, who would then give him proper lodgment. Who acts: prince, first duty, 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 (prince, first duty, 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:pg3282:1:98 # text = The prince, however, replied that he was there for one thing only; that his first duty was to beat the drums and announce himself as a suitor, when he would be taken, as such, to the king, who would then give him proper lodgment. 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 prince prince NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 3 , , PUNCT , _ 2 punct _ _ 4 however however ADV RB _ 6 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 5 , , PUNCT , _ 4 punct _ _ 6 replied reply VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 7 that that SCONJ IN _ 10 mark _ _ 8 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 10 nsubj _ _ 9 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 10 cop _ _ 10 there there ADV RB PronType=Dem 6 advcl _ _ 11 for for ADP IN _ 13 case _ _ 12 one one NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 13 nummod _ _ 13 thing thing NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 obl _ _ 14 only only ADV RB _ 13 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 15 ; ; PUNCT , _ 22 punct _ _ 16 that that SCONJ IN _ 22 mark _ _ 17 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 19 nmod:poss _ _ 18 first first ADJ JJ Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord 19 amod _ _ 19 duty duty NOUN NN Number=Sing 22 nsubj _ _ 20 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 22 cop _ _ 21 to to PART TO _ 22 mark _ _ 22 beat beat VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 6 advcl _ _ 23 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 24 det _ _ 24 drums drum NOUN NNS Number=Plur 22 obj _ _ 25 and and CCONJ CC _ 26 cc _ _ 26 announce announce VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 6 conj _ _ 27 himself himself PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes 26 obj _ _ 28 as as ADP IN _ 30 case _ _ 29 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 30 det _ _ 30 suitor suitor NOUN NN Number=Sing 26 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 31 , , PUNCT , _ 36 punct _ _ 32 when when SCONJ WRB _ 36 mark _ _ 33 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 36 nsubj _ _ 34 would would AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 36 aux _ _ 35 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 36 aux:pass _ _ 36 taken take VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 30 acl:relcl _ SpaceAfter=No 37 , , PUNCT , _ 39 punct _ _ 38 as as ADP IN _ 39 case _ _ 39 such such ADJ JJ Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP 36 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 40 , , PUNCT , _ 43 punct _ _ 41 to to ADP IN _ 43 case _ _ 42 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 43 det _ _ 43 king king NOUN NN Number=Sing 26 parataxis _ SpaceAfter=No 44 , , PUNCT , _ 48 punct _ _ 45 who who PRON WP PronType=Rel 48 nsubj _ _ 46 would would AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 48 aux _ _ 47 then then ADV RB PronType=Dem 48 advmod _ _ 48 give give VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 43 parataxis _ _ 49 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 48 iobj _ _ 50 proper proper ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 51 amod _ _ 51 lodgment lodgment NOUN NN Number=Sing 48 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 52 . . PUNCT . _ 6 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **reply** *speech: assert* | past | the prince | | | | | however *property* | vn respond-113 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **is** | past | Prince | | | | | for one thing; there *property* | tree rules | | 3 | **is** | past | Prince's first duty | | | | | beat *property* | tree rules | | 4 | **announce** *speech: other* | present | the prince *not said here* | Prince | | | | as a suitor | vn reflexive\_appearance-48.1.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent himself=Theme | | 5 | **take** | would · passive | | Prince | | | | | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP ADVP»: subject=Destination | | 6 | **give** | would | the king | proper lodgment | Prince | | then | | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent he=Recipient lodgment=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 Brown Fairy Book» by Andrew Lang, Project Gutenberg book 3282 (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 97](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg3282/1/97/) - next →: [sentence 99](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg3282/1/99/) - ↑ back to [The Brown Fairy Book, part 1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg3282/1/)