--- title: But when he went to look at the princess, she was such a figure that… — The Pink Fairy Book · tree and pragmatics description: But when he went to look at the princess, she was such a figure that he agreed that it would be unfitting for her position to be seen in such a gown, and he ordered the ceremony and the banquet to be postponed for a few hours, so that the tailors might take the dress to pieces and make it fit. 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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 (king, daughter, dress, tailors), 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:pg5615:25:65 # text = But when he went to look at the princess, she was such a figure that he agreed that it would be unfitting for her position to be seen in such a gown, and he ordered the ceremony and the banquet to be postponed for a few hours, so that the tailors might take the dress to pieces and make it fit. 1 But but CCONJ CC _ 4 cc _ _ 2 when when ADV WRB PronType=Int 4 advmod _ _ 3 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 4 went go VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 to to PART TO _ 6 mark _ _ 6 look look VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 4 xcomp _ _ 7 at at ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 8 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 9 princess princess NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 10 , , PUNCT , _ 15 punct _ _ 11 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 15 nsubj _ _ 12 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 15 cop _ _ 13 such such DET PDT PronType=Ind 15 det:predet _ _ 14 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 15 det _ _ 15 figure figure NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obl _ _ 16 that that SCONJ IN _ 18 mark _ _ 17 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 18 nsubj _ _ 18 agreed agree VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 15 advcl _ _ 19 that that SCONJ IN _ 23 mark _ _ 20 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 23 nsubj _ _ 21 would would AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 23 aux _ _ 22 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 23 aux _ _ 23 unfitting unfit VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 18 advcl _ _ 24 for for ADP IN _ 26 case _ _ 25 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 26 nmod:poss _ _ 26 position position NOUN NN Number=Sing 23 obl _ _ 27 to to PART TO _ 29 mark _ _ 28 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 29 aux:pass _ _ 29 seen see VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 26 acl _ _ 30 in in ADP IN _ 33 case _ _ 31 such such DET PDT PronType=Ind 33 det:predet _ _ 32 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 33 det _ _ 33 gown gown NOUN NN Number=Sing 29 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 34 , , PUNCT , _ 37 punct _ _ 35 and and CCONJ CC _ 37 cc _ _ 36 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 37 nsubj _ _ 37 ordered order VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 parataxis _ _ 38 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 39 det _ _ 39 ceremony ceremony NOUN NN Number=Sing 37 obj _ _ 40 and and CCONJ CC _ 42 cc _ _ 41 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 42 det _ _ 42 banquet banquet NOUN NN Number=Sing 39 conj _ _ 43 to to PART TO _ 45 mark _ _ 44 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 45 aux:pass _ _ 45 postponed postpone VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 42 acl _ _ 46 for for ADP IN _ 49 case _ _ 47 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 49 det _ _ 48 few few ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 49 amod _ _ 49 hours hour NOUN NNS Number=Plur 45 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 50 , , PUNCT , _ 56 punct _ _ 51 so so SCONJ IN _ 56 mark _ _ 52 that that SCONJ IN _ 56 mark _ _ 53 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 54 det _ _ 54 tailors tailor NOUN NNS Number=Plur 56 nsubj _ _ 55 might might AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 56 aux _ _ 56 take take VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 37 parataxis _ _ 57 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 58 det _ _ 58 dress dress NOUN NN Number=Sing 56 obj _ _ 59 to to ADP IN _ 60 case _ _ 60 pieces piece NOUN NNS Number=Plur 56 obl _ _ 61 and and CCONJ CC _ 62 cc _ _ 62 make make VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 56 conj _ _ 63 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 62 obj _ _ 64 fit fit VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 62 xcomp _ SpaceAfter=No 65 . . PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **go** | past | king | | | | | | vn say-37.7 «NP V S-Quote»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **look** | to-infinitive | king *not said here* | | | | | at the princess | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at princess=Theme | | 3 | **is a** | past | daughter | such figure | | | | | tree rules | | 4 | **agree** *speech: agree* | past | king | | | | | | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 5 | **unfit** | would · progressive | dress | | | | | for daughter's position | tree rules | | 6 | **see** | to-infinitive · passive | dress *not said here* | | | such gown | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V» | | 7 | **order** | past | king | the ceremony and the banquet | | | | | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ceremony=Theme | | 8 | **postpone** | to-infinitive · passive | king *not said here* | | | | hour | | vn delay-53.3-1 «NP V S\_ING» | | 9 | **take** | might | the tailors | the dress | | pieces | | | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent dress=Theme to piece=Destination | | 10 | **make** | present | the tailors *not said here* | dress | | | | | tree rules | | 11 | **fit** | infinitive | dress *not said here* | | | | | | vn adjust-26.9 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent | 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 64](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg5615/25/64/) - next →: [sentence 66](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg5615/25/66/) - ↑ back to [The Pink Fairy Book, part 25](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg5615/25/)