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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 (Chief, dissatisfaction, society), 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:pg70959:7:9 # text = When Chief Awum heard this, it made him angry, so he made a scheme or plan to rid the society of the Enfitop boys, who were no longer of any use, as they had paid up their presents to the society. 1 When when ADV WRB PronType=Int 4 advmod _ _ 2 Chief Chief PROPN NNP Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 3 Awum Awum PROPN NNP Number=Sing 2 flat _ _ 4 heard hear VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 8 advcl _ _ 5 this this PRON DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 4 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 6 , , PUNCT , _ 4 punct _ _ 7 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 8 nsubj _ _ 8 made make VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 9 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 8 obj _ _ 10 angry angry ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 8 xcomp _ SpaceAfter=No 11 , , PUNCT , _ 14 punct _ _ 12 so so ADV RB _ 14 advmod _ _ 13 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 14 nsubj _ _ 14 made make VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 8 parataxis _ _ 15 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 16 det _ _ 16 scheme scheme NOUN NN Number=Sing 14 obj _ _ 17 or or CCONJ CC _ 18 cc _ _ 18 plan plan NOUN NN Number=Sing 16 conj _ _ 19 to to PART TO _ 20 mark _ _ 20 rid rid VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 18 acl _ _ 21 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 22 det _ _ 22 society society NOUN NN Number=Sing 20 obj _ _ 23 of of ADP IN _ 26 case _ _ 24 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 26 det _ _ 25 Enfitop Enfitop PROPN NNP Number=Sing 26 compound _ _ 26 boys boy NOUN NNS Number=Plur 22 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 27 , , PUNCT , _ 34 punct _ _ 28 who who PRON WP PronType=Rel 34 nsubj _ _ 29 were be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 34 cop _ _ 30 no no ADV RB _ 31 advmod _ _ 31 longer long ADV RBR Degree=Cmp 34 advmod _ _ 32 of of ADP IN _ 34 case _ _ 33 any any DET DT PronType=Ind 34 det _ _ 34 use use NOUN NN Number=Sing 22 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 35 , , PUNCT , _ 39 punct _ _ 36 as as SCONJ IN _ 39 mark _ _ 37 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 39 nsubj:pass _ _ 38 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 39 aux _ _ 39 paid pay VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 14 conj _ _ 40 up up ADP RP _ 39 compound:prt _ _ 41 their their PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 42 nmod:poss _ _ 42 presents present NOUN NNS Number=Plur 39 obj _ _ 43 to to ADP IN _ 45 case _ _ 44 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 45 det _ _ 45 society society NOUN NN Number=Sing 39 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 46 . . PUNCT . _ 8 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **hear** | past | Chief | this | | | | | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer this=Stimulus | | 2 | **make** | past | dissatisfaction | Chief | | | | angry *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.material V NP»: agent=Material he=Product | | 3 | **make** | past | Chief | a scheme or plan | | | | | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent scheme=Product | | 4 | **rid** | to-infinitive | Chief *not said here* | the society of the Enfitop boys and any use | | | | | vn deprive-10.6.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent society=Source | | 5 | **is** | past | the society of the Enfitop boys and any use | | | | | of any use; long *property* | tree rules | | 6 | **pay up** | past · perfect · passive | | society | | | | to the society; society's presents *obj* | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP NP»: subject=Recipient present=Asset | 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 8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg70959/7/8/) - next →: [sentence 10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg70959/7/10/) - ↑ back to [Ix.--the Story of the War Between Inkum and Enfitop.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg70959/7/)