--- title: “Nothing that I know of,” answered the Woodman; but the Scarecrow, w… — The Wonderful Wizard of Oz · tree and pragmatics description: “Nothing that I know of,” answered the Woodman; but the Scarecrow, who had been trying to think, but could not because his head was stuffed with straw, said, quickly, “Oh, yes; you can save our friend, the Cowardly Lion, who is asleep in the poppy bed.” Who acts: Woodman, Scarecrow, you, friend. A s --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg55/11/32/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [tales](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/) / [The Wonderful Wizard of Oz](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg55/) / [Chapter IX. The Queen of the Field Mice](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg55/11/) / 32 # The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Chapter IX. The Queen of the Field Mice, sentence 32 “Nothing that I know of,” answered the Woodman; but the Scarecrow, who had been trying to think, but could not because his head was stuffed with straw, said, quickly, “Oh, yes; you can save our friend, the Cowardly Lion, who is asleep in the poppy bed.” **Who acts:** Woodman, Scarecrow, you, friend · **What happens:** know, answer, try, think, not stuff, say · **To what, where:** that, head, friend, poppy bed · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is a sentence of «The Wonderful Wizard of Oz» by L. Frank Baum, Chapter IX. The Queen of the Field Mice. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (Woodman, Scarecrow, you, friend), 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:pg55:11:32 # text = “Nothing that I know of,” answered the Woodman; but the Scarecrow, who had been trying to think, but could not because his head was stuffed with straw, said, quickly, “Oh, yes; you can save our friend, the Cowardly Lion, who is asleep in the poppy bed.” 1 “ " PUNCT `` _ 2 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 2 Nothing nothing PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Neg 9 nsubj _ _ 3 that that PRON WDT PronType=Rel 5 obl _ _ 4 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 5 nsubj _ _ 5 know know VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 2 parataxis _ _ 6 of of ADP IN _ 5 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 7 , , PUNCT , _ 5 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 8 ” " PUNCT '' _ 2 punct _ _ 9 answered answer VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 10 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 11 det _ _ 11 Woodman Woodman PROPN NNP Number=Sing 9 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 12 ; ; PUNCT , _ 35 punct _ _ 13 but but CCONJ CC _ 35 cc _ _ 14 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 15 det _ _ 15 Scarecrow Scarecrow PROPN NNP Number=Sing 35 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 16 , , PUNCT , _ 20 punct _ _ 17 who who PRON WP PronType=Rel 20 nsubj _ _ 18 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 20 aux _ _ 19 been be AUX VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 20 aux _ _ 20 trying try VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 15 conj _ _ 21 to to PART TO _ 22 mark _ _ 22 think think VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 20 xcomp _ SpaceAfter=No 23 , , PUNCT , _ 31 punct _ _ 24 but but CCONJ CC _ 31 cc _ _ 25 could could AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 31 aux _ _ 26 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 31 advmod _ _ 27 because because SCONJ IN _ 31 mark _ _ 28 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 29 nmod:poss _ _ 29 head head NOUN NN Number=Sing 31 nsubj _ _ 30 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 31 aux:pass _ _ 31 stuffed stuff VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 22 ccomp _ _ 32 with with ADP IN _ 33 case _ _ 33 straw straw NOUN NN Number=Sing 31 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 34 , , PUNCT , _ 15 punct _ _ 35 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 9 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 36 , , PUNCT , _ 37 punct _ _ 37 quickly quickly ADV RB _ 35 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 38 , , PUNCT , _ 46 punct _ _ 39 “ " PUNCT `` _ 46 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 40 Oh oh INTJ UH _ 46 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 41 , , PUNCT , _ 40 punct _ _ 42 yes yes INTJ UH Polarity=Pos 40 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 43 ; ; PUNCT : _ 40 punct _ _ 44 you you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 46 nsubj _ _ 45 can can AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 46 aux _ _ 46 save save VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 35 ccomp _ _ 47 our our PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 48 nmod:poss _ _ 48 friend friend NOUN NN Number=Sing 46 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 49 , , PUNCT , _ 52 punct _ _ 50 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 52 det _ _ 51 Cowardly cowardly ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 52 amod _ _ 52 Lion Lion PROPN NNP Number=Sing 48 appos _ SpaceAfter=No 53 , , PUNCT , _ 56 punct _ _ 54 who who PRON WP PronType=Rel 56 nsubj _ _ 55 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 56 cop _ _ 56 asleep asleep ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 48 acl:relcl _ _ 57 in in ADP IN _ 60 case _ _ 58 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 60 det _ _ 59 poppy poppy NOUN NN Number=Sing 60 compound _ _ 60 bed bed NOUN NN Number=Sing 56 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 61 . . PUNCT . _ 46 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 62 ” " PUNCT '' _ 46 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **know** *in a quote* | present | the Woodman *= woodman* | that | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer | | 2 | **answer** *speech: assert* | past | the Woodman | | | | | | vn reciprocate-112-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 3 | **try** | past · perfect · progressive | the Scarecrow | | | | | | vn try-61.1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality | | 4 | **think** *speech: other* *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | the Scarecrow *not said here* | | | | | | vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme | | 5 | **not** **stuff** | could · passive | | Scarecrow's head | | | | with straw | vn spray-9.7-2 «NP V NP.destination PP.theme»: subject=Destination with straw=Theme | | 6 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | the Scarecrow | | | | | quickly *property* | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 7 | **save** *in a quote* | can | you | our friend | | | | | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent friend=Theme | | 8 | **is** *in a quote* | present | our friend | | | the poppy bed | | asleep *property* | tree rules | 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 Wonderful Wizard of Oz» by L. Frank Baum, Project Gutenberg book 55 (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 31](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg55/11/31/) - next →: [sentence 33](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg55/11/33/) - ↑ back to [Chapter IX. The Queen of the Field Mice](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg55/11/)