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title: But when they ask you on your wedding-day whom you will have to be y… — The Red Fairy Book · tree and pragmatics
description: But when they ask you on your wedding-day whom you will have to be your cup-bearer, you must say, “I will have the ragged boy who is in the kitchen, and carries wood and water for the kitchen-maid;” and when I am filling your cups for you, I will spill a drop upon his plate but none upon yours, and 
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# The Red Fairy Book, Mother Holle, part 2, sentence 80

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But when they ask you on your wedding-day whom you will have to be your cup-bearer, you must say, “I will have the ragged boy who is in the kitchen, and carries wood and water for the kitchen-maid;” and when I am filling your cups for you, I will spill a drop upon his plate but none upon yours, and then he will be angry and strike me, and this will take place thrice.

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**Who acts:** wife, you, wedding day, I, ragged boy, boy · **What happens:** ask, have, be, say, carry, fill · **To what, where:** you, wedding day, cup bearer, ragged boy, kitchen, wood · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is a sentence of «The Red Fairy Book» by Andrew Lang, Mother Holle, part 2. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (wife, you, wedding day, I), what happens, when and where, as Mova's frames read it from the tree.

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**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:pg540:45:80
# text = But when they ask you on your wedding-day whom you will have to be your cup-bearer, you must say, “I will have the ragged boy who is in the kitchen, and carries wood and water for the kitchen-maid;” and when I am filling your cups for you, I will spill a drop upon his plate but none upon yours, and then he will be angry and strike me, and this will take place thrice.
1	But	but	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
2	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	4	advmod	_	_
3	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	ask	ask	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
7	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
8	wedding	wedding	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
11	whom	whom	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	14	obj	_	_
12	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
13	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	_
14	have	have	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	acl:relcl	_	_
15	to	to	PART	TO	_	20	mark	_	_
16	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	20	cop	_	_
17	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	20	nmod:poss	_	_
18	cup	cup	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	bearer	bearer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	24	punct	_	_
22	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	24	nsubj	_	_
23	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	24	aux	_	_
24	say	say	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	29	punct	_	_
26	“	"	PUNCT	``	_	29	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	29	nsubj	_	_
28	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	29	aux	_	_
29	have	have	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	24	ccomp	_	_
30	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	32	det	_	_
31	ragged	ragged	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	32	amod	_	_
32	boy	boy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	29	obj	_	_
33	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	37	nsubj	_	_
34	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	37	cop	_	_
35	in	in	ADP	IN	_	37	case	_	_
36	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	37	det	_	_
37	kitchen	kitchen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	32	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
38	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	40	punct	_	_
39	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	40	cc	_	_
40	carries	carry	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	24	conj	_	_
41	wood	wood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	40	obj	_	_
42	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	43	cc	_	_
43	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	41	conj	_	_
44	for	for	ADP	IN	_	48	case	_	_
45	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	48	det	_	_
46	kitchen	kitchen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	48	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
47	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	46	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
48	maid	maid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	40	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
49	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
50	”	"	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
51	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	55	cc	_	_
52	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	55	advmod	_	_
53	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	55	nsubj	_	_
54	am	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	55	aux	_	_
55	filling	fill	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	conj	_	_
56	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	57	nmod:poss	_	_
57	cups	cup	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	55	obj	_	_
58	for	for	ADP	IN	_	59	case	_	_
59	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	55	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
60	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	63	punct	_	_
61	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	63	nsubj	_	_
62	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	63	aux	_	_
63	spill	spill	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	parataxis	_	_
64	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	65	det	_	_
65	drop	drop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	63	obj	_	_
66	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	68	case	_	_
67	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	68	nmod:poss	_	_
68	plate	plate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	63	obl	_	_
69	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	70	cc	_	_
70	none	none	PRON	NN	PronType=Neg	68	conj	_	_
71	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	72	case	_	_
72	yours	your	PRON	PRP	Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	70	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
73	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	79	punct	_	_
74	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	79	cc	_	_
75	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	79	advmod	_	_
76	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	79	nsubj	_	_
77	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	79	aux	_	_
78	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	79	cop	_	_
79	angry	angry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	parataxis	_	_
80	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	81	cc	_	_
81	strike	strike	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	79	conj	_	_
82	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	81	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
83	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	87	punct	_	_
84	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	87	cc	_	_
85	this	this	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	87	nsubj	_	_
86	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	87	aux	_	_
87	take	take	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	_
88	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	89	compound	_	_
89	thrice	thrice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	87	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
90	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | present | wife |  | you |  | day |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent you=Recipient |
| 2 | **have** | future | you | your wedding day |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent whom=Patient |
| 3 | **is a** | to-infinitive | your wedding day *not said here* | your cup bearer |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **say** *speech: assert* | must | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 5 | **have** *in a quote* | future | I | the ragged boy |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent boy=Patient |
| 6 | **is** *in a quote* | present | the ragged boy |  |  | the kitchen |  |  | tree rules |
| 7 | **carry** *in a quote* | present | you *not said here* | wood and water |  |  |  | for the kitchen maid | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wood=Theme |
| 8 | **fill** | present · progressive | I | your cups |  |  |  | for you | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent cup=Patient |
| 9 | **spill** | future | I | a drop |  |  |  | upon boy's plate | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location drop=Theme |
| 10 | **is** | future | boy |  |  |  | then | angry *property* | tree rules |
| 11 | **strike** | infinitive | boy *not said here* | me |  |  |  |  | vn hit-18.1-1 «NP V NP PP»: agent=Agent i=Instrument |
| 12 | **take** | future | this | place thrice |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thrice=Theme |

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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.

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**Text:** «The Red Fairy Book» by Andrew Lang, Project Gutenberg book 540 (public domain in the USA). **Tree:** Mova's own parse, Elamur Cosmic License. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), the chapter read in order.

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