--- title: However, when he saw the flail that Hans had used, and learned how h… — The Pink Fairy Book · tree and pragmatics description: However, when he saw the flail that Hans had used, and learned how he had made room for himself to swing it, he was so afraid of the strong fellow, that he dared not say anything, except that it was a good thing he had got it threshed; but it had still to be cleaned. Who acts: squire, room. 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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 (squire, room), 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:pg5615:12:80 # text = However, when he saw the flail that Hans had used, and learned how he had made room for himself to swing it, he was so afraid of the strong fellow, that he dared not say anything, except that it was a good thing he had got it threshed; but it had still to be cleaned. 1 However however ADV RB _ 5 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 1 punct _ _ 3 when when ADV WRB PronType=Int 5 advmod _ _ 4 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 5 nsubj _ _ 5 saw see VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 flail flail NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obj _ _ 8 that that PRON WDT PronType=Rel 11 nsubj:pass _ _ 9 Hans Hans PROPN NNP Number=Sing 11 nsubj _ _ 10 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 11 aux _ _ 11 used use VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 7 acl:relcl _ SpaceAfter=No 12 , , PUNCT , _ 14 punct _ _ 13 and and CCONJ CC _ 14 cc _ _ 14 learned learn VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 5 conj _ _ 15 how how ADV WRB PronType=Int 18 advmod _ _ 16 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 18 nsubj _ _ 17 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 18 aux _ _ 18 made make VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 14 ccomp _ _ 19 room room NOUN NN Number=Sing 18 obj _ _ 20 for for SCONJ IN _ 23 mark _ _ 21 himself himself PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes 23 nsubj _ _ 22 to to PART TO _ 23 mark _ _ 23 swing swing VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 19 acl _ _ 24 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 23 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 25 , , PUNCT , _ 29 punct _ _ 26 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 29 nsubj _ _ 27 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 29 cop _ _ 28 so so ADV RB _ 29 advmod _ _ 29 afraid afraid ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 5 conj _ _ 30 of of ADP IN _ 33 case _ _ 31 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 33 det _ _ 32 strong strong ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 33 amod _ _ 33 fellow fellow NOUN NN Number=Sing 29 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 34 , , PUNCT , _ 39 punct _ _ 35 that that SCONJ IN _ 39 mark _ _ 36 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 39 nsubj _ _ 37 dared dare VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 39 aux _ _ 38 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 37 advmod _ _ 39 say say VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 29 conj _ _ 40 anything anything PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Ind 39 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 41 , , PUNCT , _ 48 punct _ _ 42 except except ADP IN _ 48 case _ _ 43 that that SCONJ IN _ 42 fixed _ _ 44 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 48 nsubj _ _ 45 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 48 cop _ _ 46 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 48 det _ _ 47 good good ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 48 amod _ _ 48 thing thing NOUN NN Number=Sing 39 parataxis _ _ 49 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 51 nsubj _ _ 50 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 51 aux _ _ 51 got get VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 48 acl:relcl _ _ 52 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 53 nsubj _ _ 53 threshed thresh VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 48 acl:relcl _ SpaceAfter=No 54 ; ; PUNCT , _ 57 punct _ _ 55 but but CCONJ CC _ 57 cc _ _ 56 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 57 nsubj _ _ 57 had have VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 5 conj _ _ 58 still still ADV RB _ 57 advmod _ _ 59 to to PART TO _ 61 mark _ _ 60 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 61 aux:pass _ _ 61 cleaned clean VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 57 advcl _ SpaceAfter=No 62 . . PUNCT . _ 5 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **see** | past | squire | the flail | | | | however *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer flail=Stimulus | | 2 | **use** | past · perfect · passive | | the flail | | | | | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient | | 3 | **learn** | past | squire *not said here* | | | | | | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V what S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 4 | **make** | past · perfect | squire | room | | | | | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent room=Product | | 5 | **swing** | to-infinitive | squire | room | | | | | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent it=Theme | | 6 | **is** | past | squire | | | | | of the strong fellow; afraid *property* | tree rules | | 7 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | squire | anything | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent anything=Topic | | 8 | **is** | past | room | | | | | except a good thing | tree rules | | 9 | **get** | past · perfect | squire | a good thing *not said here* | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer thing=Stimulus | | 10 | **thresh** | past | room | a good thing *not said here* | | | | | tree rules | | 11 | **have** | past | room | | | | still | | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | | 12 | **clean** | to-infinitive · passive | room *not said here* | | | | | | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient 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 Pink Fairy Book» by Andrew Lang, Project Gutenberg book 5615 (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 79](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg5615/12/79/) - next →: [sentence 81](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg5615/12/81/) - ↑ back to [The Pink Fairy Book, part 12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg5615/12/)