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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 (rabbit, people, frog), 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:pg70959:12:100 # text = The rabbit said that he thought he could bring the Chief and all his people back to life again, but they must be very careful not to let the frog look at them as if he did they would surely die. 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 rabbit rabbit NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 that that SCONJ IN _ 6 mark _ _ 5 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 6 nsubj _ _ 6 thought think VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 ccomp _ _ 7 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 9 nsubj _ _ 8 could could AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 9 aux _ _ 9 bring bring VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 6 ccomp _ _ 10 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 11 det _ _ 11 Chief Chief PROPN NNP Number=Sing 9 obj _ _ 12 and and CCONJ CC _ 15 cc _ _ 13 all all DET PDT PronType=Tot 15 det:predet _ _ 14 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 15 nmod:poss _ _ 15 people people NOUN NNS Number=Plur 11 conj _ _ 16 back back ADV RB _ 9 advmod _ _ 17 to to ADP IN _ 18 case _ _ 18 life life NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 obl _ _ 19 again again ADV RB _ 9 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 20 , , PUNCT , _ 26 punct _ _ 21 but but CCONJ CC _ 26 cc _ _ 22 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 26 nsubj _ _ 23 must must AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 26 aux _ _ 24 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 26 cop _ _ 25 very very ADV RB _ 26 advmod _ _ 26 careful careful ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 conj _ _ 27 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 29 advmod _ _ 28 to to PART TO _ 29 mark _ _ 29 let let VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 26 parataxis _ _ 30 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 31 det _ _ 31 frog frog NOUN NN Number=Sing 29 obj _ _ 32 look look VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 29 xcomp _ _ 33 at at ADP IN _ 34 case _ _ 34 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 32 obl _ _ 35 as as SCONJ IN _ 38 mark _ _ 36 if if SCONJ IN _ 38 mark _ _ 37 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 38 nsubj _ _ 38 did do VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 42 advcl _ _ 39 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 42 nsubj _ _ 40 would would AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 42 aux _ _ 41 surely surely ADV RB _ 42 advmod _ _ 42 die die VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 32 parataxis _ SpaceAfter=No 43 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | the rabbit | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **think** *speech: other* | past | rabbit | | | | | | vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme | | 3 | **bring** | could | rabbit | the Chief and rabbit's people | | life | again | | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent chief=Theme to life=Destination | | 4 | **is** | must | people | | | | | careful *property* | tree rules | | 5 | **not** **let** | to-infinitive | | the frog | | | | | tree rules | | 6 | **look** | infinitive | the frog *not said here* | | | | | at people | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at they=Theme | | 7 | **do** | past | rabbit | | | | | | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 8 | **die** | would | people | | | | | surely *property* | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute | 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:** «Ikom folk stories from Southern Nigeria» by Elphinstone Dayrell, Project Gutenberg book 70959 (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 98](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg70959/12/98/) - next →: [sentence 100](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg70959/12/100/) - ↑ back to [Xv.--what Happened At Okuni When Anyone Was Killed By Accident.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg70959/12/)