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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 (young man, man, father), 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:pg66596:8:54 # text = The young man gave to each person all he could carry, but while he was handing out the pieces, his father was trying to pull off the robe the hind-quarters of the buffalo and hide them. 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 2 young young ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 amod _ _ 3 man man NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 4 gave give VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 to to ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 6 each each DET DT PronType=Tot 7 det _ _ 7 person person NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obl _ _ 8 all all DET DT PronType=Tot 4 iobj _ _ 9 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 11 nsubj _ _ 10 could could AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 11 aux _ _ 11 carry carry VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 8 acl:relcl _ SpaceAfter=No 12 , , PUNCT , _ 25 punct _ _ 13 but but CCONJ CC _ 25 cc _ _ 14 while while SCONJ IN _ 17 mark _ _ 15 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 17 nsubj _ _ 16 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 17 aux _ _ 17 handing hand VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 25 advcl _ _ 18 out out ADP RP _ 17 compound:prt _ _ 19 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 20 det _ _ 20 pieces piece NOUN NNS Number=Plur 17 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 21 , , PUNCT , _ 17 punct _ _ 22 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 23 nmod:poss _ _ 23 father father NOUN NN Number=Sing 25 nsubj _ _ 24 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 25 aux _ _ 25 trying try VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 4 advcl _ _ 26 to to PART TO _ 27 mark _ _ 27 pull pull VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 25 xcomp _ _ 28 off off ADP RP _ 27 compound:prt _ _ 29 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 30 det _ _ 30 robe robe NOUN NN Number=Sing 27 obj _ _ 31 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 34 det _ _ 32 hind hind ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 34 amod _ SpaceAfter=No 33 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 32 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 34 quarters quarter NOUN NNS Number=Plur 27 obj _ _ 35 of of ADP IN _ 37 case _ _ 36 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 37 det _ _ 37 buffalo buffalo NOUN NN Number=Sing 34 nmod _ _ 38 and and CCONJ CC _ 39 cc _ _ 39 hide hide VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 27 conj _ _ 40 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 39 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 41 . . PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **give** | past | the young man | | all | | | to each person | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent all=Theme to person=Recipient | | 2 | **carry** | could | man | | | | | | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | | 3 | **hand out** | past · progressive | man | the pieces | | | | | vn contribute-13.2 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent piece=Theme | | 4 | **try** | past · progressive | man's father | | | | | | vn try-61.1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality | | 5 | **pull off** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | man's father *not said here* | the robe | | | | the hind quarters of the buffalo *obj* | tree rules | | 6 | **hide** | present | man's father *not said here* | pieces *= piece* | | | | | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=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 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 53](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg66596/8/53/) - next →: [sentence 55](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg66596/8/55/) - ↑ back to [The First Corn](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg66596/8/)