--- title: "But it must be so, Your Majesty," replied the vizier; "and in order… — Indian Fairy Tales · tree and pragmatics description: "But it must be so, Your Majesty," replied the vizier; "and in order to prove the truth of what I have heard, I pray you to call together all the maids in your palace, and order them to jump over a pit, which must be dug. Who acts: vizier, Majesty. 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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 (vizier, Majesty), what happens, when and where, as Mova's frames read it from the tree. **Parsed by Mova, not checked by a teacher.** This tree is Mova's own parse (the `en` model, on the CPU, when the site is built); it may be wrong. ## The tree {#tree} ```conllu # sent_id = book:pg7128:26:64 # text = "But it must be so, Your Majesty," replied the vizier; "and in order to prove the truth of what I have heard, I pray you to call together all the maids in your palace, and order them to jump over a pit, which must be dug. 1 " " PUNCT `` _ 12 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 2 But but CCONJ CC _ 6 cc _ _ 3 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 6 nsubj _ _ 4 must must AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 6 aux _ _ 5 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 6 cop _ _ 6 so so ADV RB _ 12 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 7 , , PUNCT , _ 9 punct _ _ 8 Your your PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 9 nmod:poss _ _ 9 Majesty majesty NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 10 , , PUNCT , _ 9 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 11 " " PUNCT '' _ 9 punct _ _ 12 replied reply VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 13 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 14 det _ _ 14 vizier vizier NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 15 ; ; PUNCT , _ 12 punct _ _ 16 " " PUNCT '' _ 12 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 17 and and CCONJ CC _ 21 cc _ _ 18 in in SCONJ IN ExtPos=SCONJ 21 mark _ _ 19 order order NOUN NN Number=Sing 18 fixed _ _ 20 to to PART TO _ 21 mark _ _ 21 prove prove VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 12 conj _ _ 22 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 23 det _ _ 23 truth truth NOUN NN Number=Sing 21 obj _ _ 24 of of ADP IN _ 25 case _ _ 25 what what PRON WP PronType=Rel 23 nmod _ _ 26 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 28 nsubj _ _ 27 have have AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 28 aux _ _ 28 heard hear VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 25 acl:relcl _ SpaceAfter=No 29 , , PUNCT , _ 31 punct _ _ 30 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 31 nsubj _ _ 31 pray pray VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 21 parataxis _ _ 32 you you PRON PRP Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs 31 obj _ _ 33 to to PART TO _ 34 mark _ _ 34 call call VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 31 advcl _ _ 35 together together ADV RB _ 34 advmod _ _ 36 all all DET PDT PronType=Tot 38 det:predet _ _ 37 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 38 det _ _ 38 maids maid NOUN NNS Number=Plur 34 obj _ _ 39 in in ADP IN _ 41 case _ _ 40 your your PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 41 nmod:poss _ _ 41 palace palace NOUN NN Number=Sing 38 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 42 , , PUNCT , _ 44 punct _ _ 43 and and CCONJ CC _ 44 cc _ _ 44 order order VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 21 conj _ _ 45 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 44 obj _ _ 46 to to PART TO _ 47 mark _ _ 47 jump jump VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 44 xcomp _ _ 48 over over ADP IN _ 50 case _ _ 49 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 50 det _ _ 50 pit pit NOUN NN Number=Sing 47 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 51 , , PUNCT , _ 55 punct _ _ 52 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 55 nsubj:pass _ _ 53 must must AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 55 aux _ _ 54 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 55 aux:pass _ _ 55 dug dig VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 50 acl:relcl _ SpaceAfter=No 56 . . PUNCT . _ 12 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** *in a quote* | must | vizier | | | | | so *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **reply** *speech: assert* | past | Your Majesty | the vizier | | | | | vn say-37.7-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent vizier=Topic | | 3 | **prove** *in a quote* | to-infinitive | Your Majesty *not said here* | the truth | | | | | vn deduce-97.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent truth=Theme | | 4 | **hear** *in a quote* | present · perfect | Your Majesty *= majesty* | | | | | | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Experiencer | | 5 | **pray** *in a quote* | present | Your Majesty *= majesty* | you | | | | | tree rules | | 6 | **call together** *speech: assert* *in a quote* | to-infinitive | Your Majesty *= majesty* *not said here* | | all maids | your palace | | together *property* | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent maid=Recipient | | 7 | **order** *in a quote* | infinitive | Your Majesty *not said here* | | maids *= maid* | | | | vn order-58.3-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent they=Recipient clause=Topic | | 8 | **jump** *not said to happen, in a quote* | to-infinitive | Your Majesty *not said here* | | | a pit | | | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme over pit=Trajectory | | 9 | **dig** *in a quote* | must · passive | | a pit | | | | | vn poke-19-1-1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: subject=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:** «Indian Fairy Tales» by Joseph Jacobs, Project Gutenberg book 7128 (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 63](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg7128/26/63/) - next →: [sentence 65](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg7128/26/65/) - ↑ back to [Demon With Matted Hair " 196, part 20](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg7128/26/)