--- title: The decision of the judge was praised by all the people, who were qu… — The Jade Story Book; Stories from the Orient · tree and pragmatics description: The decision of the judge was praised by all the people, who were quick to acknowledge the generosity of the merchant who would have given his life to save his friend, and the honorable manner in which the guilty person had rescued from death the two who were innocent. Who acts: people. 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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 (people), what happens, when and where, as Mova's frames read it from the tree. **Mova's own parse.** This tree may be wrong. ## The tree {#tree} ```conllu # sent_id = book:pg65965:3:24 # text = The decision of the judge was praised by all the people, who were quick to acknowledge the generosity of the merchant who would have given his life to save his friend, and the honorable manner in which the guilty person had rescued from death the two who were innocent. 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 decision decision NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 nsubj:pass _ _ 3 of of ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 judge judge NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 nmod _ _ 6 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 7 aux:pass _ _ 7 praised praise VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 8 by by ADP IN _ 11 case _ _ 9 all all DET PDT PronType=Tot 11 det:predet _ _ 10 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 11 det _ _ 11 people people NOUN NNS Number=Plur 7 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 12 , , PUNCT , _ 15 punct _ _ 13 who who PRON WP PronType=Rel 15 nsubj _ _ 14 were be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 15 cop _ _ 15 quick quick ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 11 acl:relcl _ _ 16 to to PART TO _ 17 mark _ _ 17 acknowledge acknowledge VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 15 csubj _ _ 18 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 19 det _ _ 19 generosity generosity NOUN NN Number=Sing 17 obj _ _ 20 of of ADP IN _ 22 case _ _ 21 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 22 det _ _ 22 merchant merchant NOUN NN Number=Sing 19 nmod _ _ 23 who who PRON WP PronType=Rel 26 nsubj:pass _ _ 24 would would AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 26 aux _ _ 25 have have AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 26 aux _ _ 26 given give VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 22 acl:relcl _ _ 27 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 28 nmod:poss _ _ 28 life life NOUN NN Number=Sing 26 obj _ _ 29 to to PART TO _ 30 mark _ _ 30 save save VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 28 acl _ _ 31 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 32 nmod:poss _ _ 32 friend friend NOUN NN Number=Sing 30 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 33 , , PUNCT , _ 44 punct _ _ 34 and and CCONJ CC _ 44 cc _ _ 35 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 37 det _ _ 36 honorable honorable ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 37 amod _ _ 37 manner manner NOUN NN Number=Sing 44 nsubj:pass _ _ 38 in in ADP IN _ 39 case _ _ 39 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 44 obl _ _ 40 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 42 det _ _ 41 guilty guilty ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 42 amod _ _ 42 person person NOUN NN Number=Sing 44 nsubj:pass _ _ 43 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 44 aux _ _ 44 rescued rescue VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 7 conj _ _ 45 from from ADP IN _ 46 case _ _ 46 death death NOUN NN Number=Sing 44 obl _ _ 47 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 48 det _ _ 48 two two NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 44 obl _ _ 49 who who PRON WP PronType=Rel 51 nsubj _ _ 50 were be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 51 cop _ _ 51 innocent innocent ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 48 acl:relcl _ SpaceAfter=No 52 . . PUNCT . _ 7 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **praise** | past · passive | all people | the decision of the judge | | | | | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Theme | | 2 | **is** | past | all people | | | | | quick *property* | tree rules | | 3 | **acknowledge** | to-infinitive | | the generosity of the merchant | | | | | vn confess-37.10 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent generosity=Topic | | 4 | **give** | would · perfect · passive | | the merchant | | | | judge's life *obj* | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: subject=Recipient life=Theme | | 5 | **save** | to-infinitive | | judge's friend | | | | | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent friend=Theme | | 6 | **rescue** | past · perfect · passive | | the honorable manner | | death | | the two *obl*; which *obl*; the guilty person *nsubj:pass* | vn steal-10.5 «NP V NP PP.source»: subject=Theme from death=Source | | 7 | **is** | past | | | | | | who *nsubj*; innocent *property* | tree rules | | 8 | **decide** | | | the judge | | | | | nom decision «act transitive»: of=patient | 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 Jade Story Book; Stories from the Orient» by Penrhyn Wingfield Coussens, Project Gutenberg book 65965 (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 23](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg65965/3/23/) - next →: [sentence 25](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg65965/3/25/) - ↑ back to [Opening, part 3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg65965/3/)