--- title: The queen and the princes were there, but she was poorly clad and so… — The Pink Fairy Book · tree and pragmatics description: The queen and the princes were there, but she was poorly clad and so sorrowful that the king did not recognise her, neither did he think for a moment that the two children, who were dressed only in rough skins, were his own sons. Who acts: queen, king, two children. 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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 (queen, king, two children), 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:pg5615:34:12 # text = The queen and the princes were there, but she was poorly clad and so sorrowful that the king did not recognise her, neither did he think for a moment that the two children, who were dressed only in rough skins, were his own sons. 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 queen queen NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 nsubj _ _ 3 and and CCONJ CC _ 5 cc _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 princes prince NOUN NNS Number=Plur 2 conj _ _ 6 were be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 7 cop _ _ 7 there there ADV RB PronType=Dem 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 8 , , PUNCT , _ 13 punct _ _ 9 but but CCONJ CC _ 13 cc _ _ 10 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 13 nsubj:pass _ _ 11 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 13 aux:pass _ _ 12 poorly poorly ADV RB _ 13 advmod _ _ 13 clad clad VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 7 conj _ _ 14 and and CCONJ CC _ 16 cc _ _ 15 so so ADV RB _ 16 advmod _ _ 16 sorrowful sorrowful ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 13 conj _ _ 17 that that SCONJ IN _ 22 mark _ _ 18 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 19 det _ _ 19 king king NOUN NN Number=Sing 22 nsubj _ _ 20 did do AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 22 aux _ _ 21 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 22 advmod _ _ 22 recognise recognise VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 16 advcl _ _ 23 her she PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 22 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 24 , , PUNCT , _ 28 punct _ _ 25 neither neither CCONJ CC Polarity=Neg 28 cc:preconj _ _ 26 did do AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 28 aux _ _ 27 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 28 nsubj _ _ 28 think think VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 7 conj _ _ 29 for for ADP IN _ 31 case _ _ 30 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 31 det _ _ 31 moment moment NOUN NN Number=Sing 28 obl _ _ 32 that that SCONJ IN _ 48 mark _ _ 33 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 35 det _ _ 34 two two NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 35 nummod _ _ 35 children child NOUN NNS Number=Plur 48 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 36 , , PUNCT , _ 39 punct _ _ 37 who who PRON WP PronType=Rel 39 nsubj _ _ 38 were be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 39 aux:pass _ _ 39 dressed dress VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 35 acl _ _ 40 only only ADV RB _ 43 advmod _ _ 41 in in ADP IN _ 43 case _ _ 42 rough rough ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 43 amod _ _ 43 skins skin NOUN NNS Number=Plur 39 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 44 , , PUNCT , _ 43 punct _ _ 45 were be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 48 cop _ _ 46 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 48 nmod:poss _ _ 47 own own ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 48 amod _ _ 48 sons son NOUN NNS Number=Plur 31 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 49 . . PUNCT . _ 7 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | past | the queen and the princes | | | | | there *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **clad** | past · passive | | retainer | | | | poorly *property* | tree rules | | 3 | **not** **recognise** | past · do-support | the king | retainer | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer she=Stimulus | | 4 | **think** *speech: other* | past · do-support | king | | | | moment | | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 5 | **dress** | past · passive | | the two children | | rough skins | | | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient | | 6 | **is a** | past | the two children | king's own sons | | | | | 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 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 11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg5615/34/11/) - next →: [sentence 13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg5615/34/13/) - ↑ back to [The Pink Fairy Book, part 34](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg5615/34/)