--- title: The following morning the princess declared that she had been thinki… — The Brown Fairy Book · tree and pragmatics description: The following morning the princess declared that she had been thinking about the matter, and that, as she was not a subject of the king, she saw no reason why she should be bound by his laws; and she meant to be married that very day. Who acts: princess, laws. 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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 (princess, laws), 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:pg3282:24:12 # text = The following morning the princess declared that she had been thinking about the matter, and that, as she was not a subject of the king, she saw no reason why she should be bound by his laws; and she meant to be married that very day. 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 2 following follow VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 3 amod _ _ 3 morning morning NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obl:unmarked _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 princess princess NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nsubj _ _ 6 declared declare VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 7 that that SCONJ IN _ 11 mark _ _ 8 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 11 nsubj _ _ 9 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 11 aux _ _ 10 been be AUX VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 11 aux _ _ 11 thinking think VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 6 advcl _ _ 12 about about ADP IN _ 14 case _ _ 13 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 14 det _ _ 14 matter matter NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 15 , , PUNCT , _ 17 punct _ _ 16 and and CCONJ CC _ 17 cc _ _ 17 that that PRON DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 6 advcl _ SpaceAfter=No 18 , , PUNCT , _ 24 punct _ _ 19 as as SCONJ IN _ 24 mark _ _ 20 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 24 nsubj _ _ 21 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 24 cop _ _ 22 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 24 advmod _ _ 23 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 24 det _ _ 24 subject subject NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obl _ _ 25 of of ADP IN _ 27 case _ _ 26 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 27 det _ _ 27 king king NOUN NN Number=Sing 24 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 28 , , PUNCT , _ 30 punct _ _ 29 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 30 nsubj _ _ 30 saw see VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 6 conj _ _ 31 no no DET DT PronType=Neg 32 det _ _ 32 reason reason NOUN NN Number=Sing 30 obj _ _ 33 why why ADV WRB PronType=Int 37 advmod _ _ 34 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 37 nsubj _ _ 35 should should AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 37 aux _ _ 36 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 37 aux:pass _ _ 37 bound bind VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 32 acl _ _ 38 by by ADP IN _ 40 case _ _ 39 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 40 nmod:poss _ _ 40 laws law NOUN NNS Number=Plur 37 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 41 ; ; PUNCT , _ 44 punct _ _ 42 and and CCONJ CC _ 44 cc _ _ 43 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 44 nsubj _ _ 44 meant mean VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 6 parataxis _ _ 45 to to PART TO _ 47 mark _ _ 46 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 47 aux:pass _ _ 47 married marry VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 44 ccomp _ _ 48 that that SCONJ IN _ 50 mark _ _ 49 very very ADV RB _ 50 advmod _ _ 50 day day NOUN NN Number=Sing 47 xcomp _ SpaceAfter=No 51 . . PUNCT . _ 6 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **follow** | gerund | | | | | | | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 2 | **declare** *speech: other* | past | the princess | | | | morning | | vn declare-29.4-1-1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent | | 3 | **think** *speech: other* | past · perfect · progressive | princess | | | | | about the matter | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about matter=Topic | | 4 | **not** **is a** | past | princess | a subject | | | | of the king | tree rules | | 5 | **see** | past | princess | no reason | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer reason=Stimulus | | 6 | **bind** | should · passive | king's laws | princess | | | | | vn shake-22.3-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Patient | | 7 | **mean** | past | princess | | | | | | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 8 | **marry** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive · passive | | day | | | | | vn amalgamate-22.2-3-1-1 «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 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 11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg3282/24/11/) - next →: [sentence 13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg3282/24/13/) - ↑ back to [The Brown Fairy Book, part 24](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg3282/24/)