--- title: Red, however, went on to say that, since Ring was such a mighty man… — The Yellow Fairy Book · tree and pragmatics description: Red, however, went on to say that, since Ring was such a mighty man that he could do everything, it had occurred to him to advise the King to ask him to search for these treasures, and come back with them before Christmas; in return the King should promise him his daughter. 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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 (Ring, idea, King), 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:pg640:42:88 # text = Red, however, went on to say that, since Ring was such a mighty man that he could do everything, it had occurred to him to advise the King to ask him to search for these treasures, and come back with them before Christmas; in return the King should promise him his daughter. 1 Red red ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 5 advcl _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 1 punct _ _ 3 however however ADV RB _ 5 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 4 , , PUNCT , _ 3 punct _ _ 5 went go VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 6 on on ADV RB _ 5 advmod _ _ 7 to to PART TO _ 8 mark _ _ 8 say say VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 5 xcomp _ _ 9 that that PRON DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 8 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 10 , , PUNCT , _ 17 punct _ _ 11 since since SCONJ IN _ 17 mark _ _ 12 Ring Ring PROPN NNP Number=Sing 17 nsubj _ _ 13 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 17 cop _ _ 14 such such DET PDT PronType=Ind 17 det:predet _ _ 15 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 17 det _ _ 16 mighty mighty ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 17 amod _ _ 17 man man NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 obl _ _ 18 that that SCONJ IN _ 21 mark _ _ 19 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 21 nsubj _ _ 20 could could AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 21 aux _ _ 21 do do VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 17 acl _ _ 22 everything everything PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Tot 21 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 23 , , PUNCT , _ 26 punct _ _ 24 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 26 nsubj _ _ 25 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 26 aux _ _ 26 occurred occur VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 5 parataxis _ _ 27 to to ADP IN _ 28 case _ _ 28 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 26 obl _ _ 29 to to PART TO _ 30 mark _ _ 30 advise advise VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 26 advcl _ _ 31 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 32 det _ _ 32 King King PROPN NNP Number=Sing 30 obj _ _ 33 to to PART TO _ 34 mark _ _ 34 ask ask VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 30 xcomp _ _ 35 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 34 obj _ _ 36 to to PART TO _ 37 mark _ _ 37 search search VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 34 xcomp _ _ 38 for for ADP IN _ 40 case _ _ 39 these this DET DT Number=Plur|PronType=Dem 40 det _ _ 40 treasures treasure NOUN NNS Number=Plur 37 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 41 , , PUNCT , _ 43 punct _ _ 42 and and CCONJ CC _ 43 cc _ _ 43 come come VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 30 conj _ _ 44 back back ADV RB _ 43 advmod _ _ 45 with with ADP IN _ 46 case _ _ 46 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 43 obl _ _ 47 before before ADP IN _ 48 case _ _ 48 Christmas Christmas PROPN NNP Number=Sing 43 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 49 ; ; PUNCT : _ 55 punct _ _ 50 in in ADP IN _ 51 case _ _ 51 return return NOUN NN Number=Sing 55 obl _ _ 52 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 53 det _ _ 53 King King PROPN NNP Number=Sing 55 nsubj _ _ 54 should should AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 55 aux _ _ 55 promise promise VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 5 conj _ _ 56 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 55 obj _ _ 57 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 58 nmod:poss _ _ 58 daughter daughter NOUN NN Number=Sing 55 iobj _ SpaceAfter=No 59 . . PUNCT . _ 5 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **go on** | past | | | | | | however *property* | vn begin-55.1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality | | 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | to-infinitive | | that | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent that=Topic | | 3 | **is a** | past | Ring | such mighty man | | | | | tree rules | | 4 | **do** | could | Ring | everything | | | | | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent everything=Eventuality | | 5 | **occur** | past · perfect | idea | | Ring | | | | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 6 | **advise** *speech: other* | to-infinitive | idea *not said here* | the King | | | | | vn advise-37.9-1 «NP V NP how S\_INF»: agent=Agent king=Recipient clause=Topic | | 7 | **ask** *speech: ask* *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | the King *not said here* | | Ring | | | | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP whether S\_INF»: agent=Agent he=Recipient clause=Topic | | 8 | **search** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | the King *not said here* | | | | | for this treasures | vn search-35.2 «NP V PP.theme NP.location»: agent=Agent for treasure=Theme | | 9 | **come back** | infinitive | idea *not said here* | | | Christmas | | with King | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme before christmas=Location | | 10 | **promise** *speech: promise* | should | the King | Ring | Ring's daughter | return | | | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.goal NP»: agent=Agent daughter=Goal he=Theme | 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 Yellow Fairy Book» by Andrew Lang, Project Gutenberg book 640 (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 87](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg640/42/87/) - next →: [sentence 89](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg640/42/89/) - ↑ back to [Prince Ring (30)](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg640/42/)