--- title: That power which I have was given to me by a bear that has helped me… — The Punishment of the Stingy, and Other Indian S… · tree and pragmatics description: That power which I have was given to me by a bear that has helped me, and because I have done just what he told me to I have been able to accomplish the things that you have seen me do. Who acts: I, bear, man, things. 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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 (I, bear, man, things), 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:pg66596:15:142 # text = That power which I have was given to me by a bear that has helped me, and because I have done just what he told me to I have been able to accomplish the things that you have seen me do. 1 That that DET DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 2 det _ _ 2 power power NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 nsubj:pass _ _ 3 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 5 obj _ _ 4 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 5 nsubj _ _ 5 have have VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 2 acl:relcl _ _ 6 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 7 aux:pass _ _ 7 given give VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 8 to to ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 9 me I PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 7 obl _ _ 10 by by ADP IN _ 12 case _ _ 11 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 12 det _ _ 12 bear bear NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obl _ _ 13 that that PRON WDT PronType=Rel 15 nsubj _ _ 14 has have AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 15 aux _ _ 15 helped help VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 12 acl:relcl _ _ 16 me I PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 15 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 17 , , PUNCT , _ 22 punct _ _ 18 and and CCONJ CC _ 22 cc _ _ 19 because because SCONJ IN _ 22 mark _ _ 20 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 22 nsubj _ _ 21 have have AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 22 aux _ _ 22 done do VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 7 parataxis _ _ 23 just just ADV RB _ 24 advmod _ _ 24 what what PRON WP PronType=Rel 22 obl _ _ 25 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 26 nsubj _ _ 26 told tell VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 24 acl:relcl _ _ 27 me I PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 26 iobj _ _ 28 to to ADP IN _ 32 case _ _ 29 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 32 nsubj _ _ 30 have have AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 32 aux _ _ 31 been be AUX VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 32 cop _ _ 32 able able ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 26 ccomp _ _ 33 to to PART TO _ 34 mark _ _ 34 accomplish accomplish VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 32 xcomp _ _ 35 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 36 det _ _ 36 things thing NOUN NNS Number=Plur 42 nsubj _ _ 37 that that PRON WDT PronType=Rel 40 nsubj _ _ 38 you you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 40 nsubj _ _ 39 have have AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 40 aux _ _ 40 seen see VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 36 acl:relcl _ _ 41 me I PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 40 obj _ _ 42 do do VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 34 ccomp _ SpaceAfter=No 43 . . PUNCT . _ 7 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **have** | present | I | that power | | | | | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent which=Patient | | 2 | **give** | past · passive | a bear | that power | me | | | | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent subject=Theme to i=Recipient | | 3 | **help** | present · perfect | a bear | | me | | | | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent i=Beneficiary | | 4 | **do** | present · perfect | I | | | | | what *obl* | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 5 | **tell** *speech: assert* | past | man | | me | | | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent i=Recipient | | 6 | **is** | present · perfect | I | | | | | able *property* | tree rules | | 7 | **accomplish** | to-infinitive | I *not said here* | | | | | | vn complete-55.2 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality | | 8 | **see** | present · perfect | the things | me | | | | you *nsubj* | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer i=Stimulus | | 9 | **do** | present | the things | | | | | | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: 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 Punishment of the Stingy, and Other Indian Stories» by George Bird Grinnell, Project Gutenberg book 66596 (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 141](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg66596/15/141/) - next →: [sentence 143](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg66596/15/143/) - ↑ back to [Nothing Child](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg66596/15/)