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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 (set, Nothing), 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:pg66596:15:152 # text = After he had done this Nothing Child asked the old woman to untie him, and when he was on his feet again it was seen that he was no longer a child, but a full-grown man, very handsome. 1 After after SCONJ IN _ 4 mark _ _ 2 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 3 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 aux _ _ 4 done do VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 8 advcl _ _ 5 this this PRON DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 4 obj _ _ 6 Nothing Nothing PROPN NNP Number=Sing 8 nsubj _ _ 7 Child Child PROPN NNP Number=Sing 6 flat _ _ 8 asked ask VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 9 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 11 det _ _ 10 old old ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 11 amod _ _ 11 woman woman NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 obj _ _ 12 to to PART TO _ 13 mark _ _ 13 untie untie VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 11 acl _ _ 14 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 13 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 15 , , PUNCT , _ 26 punct _ _ 16 and and CCONJ CC _ 26 cc _ _ 17 when when SCONJ WRB _ 22 mark _ _ 18 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 22 nsubj _ _ 19 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 22 cop _ _ 20 on on ADP IN _ 22 case _ _ 21 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 22 nmod:poss _ _ 22 feet foot NOUN NNS Number=Plur 26 nsubj:pass _ _ 23 again again ADV RB _ 26 advmod _ _ 24 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 26 nsubj:pass _ _ 25 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 26 aux:pass _ _ 26 seen see VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 8 advcl _ _ 27 that that SCONJ IN _ 33 mark _ _ 28 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 33 nsubj _ _ 29 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 33 cop _ _ 30 no no ADV RB _ 31 advmod _ _ 31 longer long ADV RBR Degree=Cmp 33 advmod _ _ 32 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 33 det _ _ 33 child child NOUN NN Number=Sing 26 advcl _ SpaceAfter=No 34 , , PUNCT , _ 40 punct _ _ 35 but but CCONJ CC _ 40 cc _ _ 36 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 40 det _ _ 37 full full ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 39 amod _ SpaceAfter=No 38 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 37 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 39 grown grow VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 40 amod _ _ 40 man man NOUN NN Number=Sing 33 appos _ SpaceAfter=No 41 , , PUNCT , _ 43 punct _ _ 42 very very ADV RB _ 43 advmod _ _ 43 handsome handsome ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 40 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 44 . . PUNCT . _ 8 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **do** | past · perfect | set | this | | | | | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent this=Eventuality | | 2 | **ask** *speech: ask* | past | Nothing | | the old woman | | | | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent woman=Recipient | | 3 | **untie** | to-infinitive | Nothing *not said here* | set | | | | | vn disassemble-23.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Patient | | 4 | **is** | past | set | | | set's feet | | | tree rules | | 5 | **see** | past · passive | | set's feet | | | again | foot *nsubj:pass* | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Stimulus | | 6 | **is a** | past | set | a child | | | | a grown man *appos*; long *property* | tree rules | | 7 | **grow** | participle | | | | | | | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=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 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 151](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg66596/15/151/) - next →: [sentence 153](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg66596/15/153/) - ↑ back to [Nothing Child](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg66596/15/)