--- title: He then presented her to the Queen, who started back, and was afraid… — The Blue Fairy Book · tree and pragmatics description: He then presented her to the Queen, who started back, and was afraid to touch a creature who had made such havoc among the rats and mice; however, when the factor stroked the cat and called “Pussy, pussy!” the Queen also touched her and cried “Putty, putty!” for she had not learned English. 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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 (factor, Queen, creature), 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:pg503:29:51 # text = He then presented her to the Queen, who started back, and was afraid to touch a creature who had made such havoc among the rats and mice; however, when the factor stroked the cat and called “Pussy, pussy!” the Queen also touched her and cried “Putty, putty!” for she had not learned English. 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 2 then then ADV RB PronType=Dem 3 advmod _ _ 3 presented present VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 her she PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 obj _ _ 5 to to ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 Queen Queen PROPN NNP Number=Sing 3 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 8 , , PUNCT , _ 10 punct _ _ 9 who who PRON WP PronType=Rel 10 nsubj _ _ 10 started start VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 7 acl:relcl _ _ 11 back back ADV RB _ 10 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 12 , , PUNCT , _ 15 punct _ _ 13 and and CCONJ CC _ 15 cc _ _ 14 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 15 cop _ _ 15 afraid afraid ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 conj _ _ 16 to to PART TO _ 17 mark _ _ 17 touch touch VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 15 xcomp _ _ 18 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 19 det _ _ 19 creature creature NOUN NN Number=Sing 17 obj _ _ 20 who who PRON WP PronType=Rel 22 nsubj _ _ 21 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 22 aux _ _ 22 made make VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 19 acl:relcl _ _ 23 such such ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 24 amod _ _ 24 havoc havoc NOUN NN Number=Sing 22 obj _ _ 25 among among ADP IN _ 27 case _ _ 26 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 27 det _ _ 27 rats rat NOUN NNS Number=Plur 22 obl _ _ 28 and and CCONJ CC _ 29 cc _ _ 29 mice mouse NOUN NNS Number=Plur 27 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 30 ; ; PUNCT , _ 36 punct _ _ 31 however however ADV RB _ 36 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 32 , , PUNCT , _ 36 punct _ _ 33 when when ADV WRB PronType=Int 36 advmod _ _ 34 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 35 det _ _ 35 factor factor NOUN NN Number=Sing 36 nsubj _ _ 36 stroked stroke VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 parataxis _ _ 37 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 38 det _ _ 38 cat cat NOUN NN Number=Sing 36 obj _ _ 39 and and CCONJ CC _ 40 cc _ _ 40 called call VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 36 conj _ _ 41 “ " PUNCT `` _ 44 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 42 Pussy pussy ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 44 amod _ SpaceAfter=No 43 , , PUNCT , _ 42 punct _ _ 44 pussy pussy ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 40 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 45 ! ! PUNCT . _ 44 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 46 ” " PUNCT '' _ 44 punct _ _ 47 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 48 det _ _ 48 Queen Queen PROPN NNP Number=Sing 50 nsubj _ _ 49 also also ADV RB _ 50 advmod _ _ 50 touched touch VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 44 parataxis _ _ 51 her she PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 50 obj _ _ 52 and and CCONJ CC _ 53 cc _ _ 53 cried cry VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 50 conj _ _ 54 “ " PUNCT `` _ 55 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 55 Putty putty NOUN NN Number=Sing 53 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 56 , , PUNCT , _ 57 punct _ _ 57 putty putty NOUN NN Number=Sing 55 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 58 ! ! PUNCT . _ 55 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 59 ” " PUNCT '' _ 55 punct _ _ 60 for for SCONJ IN _ 64 mark _ _ 61 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 64 nsubj _ _ 62 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 64 aux _ _ 63 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 64 advmod _ _ 64 learned learn VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 53 advcl _ _ 65 English English PROPN NNP Number=Sing 64 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 66 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **present** | past | factor | Queen | the Queen | | then | | vn fulfilling-13.4.1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent she=Theme to queen=Recipient | | 2 | **start back** | past | the Queen | | | | | | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality | | 3 | **is** | past | factor *not said here* | | | | | afraid *property* | tree rules | | 4 | **touch** | to-infinitive | factor *not said here* | a creature | | | | | vn contiguous\_location-47.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme creature=Co-Theme | | 5 | **make** | past · perfect | a creature | such havoc | | | | among the rats and mice | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent havoc=Product | | 6 | **stroke** | past | the factor | the cat | | | | however *property* | vn touch-20-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cat=Experiencer | | 7 | **call** | participle | the factor *not said here* | | | | | | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 8 | **touch** | past | the Queen | cat | | | | | vn contiguous\_location-47.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme she=Co-Theme | | 9 | **cry** *speech: express* | past | the Queen *not said here* | Putty and putty | | | | | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent putty=Topic | | 10 | **not** **learn** | past · perfect | Queen | English | | | | | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent english=Topic | 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 Blue Fairy Book» by Andrew Lang, Project Gutenberg book 503 (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 50](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg503/29/50/) - next →: [sentence 52](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg503/29/52/) - ↑ back to [The History of Whittington](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg503/29/)