--- title: The chief was very much surprised to see his daughter in that state,… — Kaffir folk-lore · tree and pragmatics description: The chief was very much surprised to see his daughter in that state, and was so angry with her companions for taking her to the river, and then for substituting another girl so as to deceive him, that he caused them all to be killed. Who acts: chief. 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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), 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:pg71335:7:24 # text = The chief was very much surprised to see his daughter in that state, and was so angry with her companions for taking her to the river, and then for substituting another girl so as to deceive him, that he caused them all to be killed. 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 chief chief NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nsubj _ _ 3 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 6 cop _ _ 4 very very ADV RB _ 5 advmod _ _ 5 much much ADV RB _ 6 advmod _ _ 6 surprised surprised ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ _ 7 to to PART TO _ 8 mark _ _ 8 see see VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 6 advcl _ _ 9 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 10 nmod:poss _ _ 10 daughter daughter NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 obj _ _ 11 in in ADP IN _ 13 case _ _ 12 that that DET DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 13 det _ _ 13 state state NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 14 , , PUNCT , _ 18 punct _ _ 15 and and CCONJ CC _ 18 cc _ _ 16 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 18 cop _ _ 17 so so ADV RB _ 18 advmod _ _ 18 angry angry ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 6 conj _ _ 19 with with ADP IN _ 21 case _ _ 20 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 21 nmod:poss _ _ 21 companions companion NOUN NNS Number=Plur 18 obl _ _ 22 for for SCONJ IN _ 23 mark _ _ 23 taking take VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 18 advcl _ _ 24 her she PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 23 obj _ _ 25 to to ADP IN _ 27 case _ _ 26 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 27 det _ _ 27 river river NOUN NN Number=Sing 23 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 28 , , PUNCT , _ 32 punct _ _ 29 and and CCONJ CC _ 32 cc _ _ 30 then then ADV RB PronType=Dem 32 advmod _ _ 31 for for SCONJ IN _ 32 mark _ _ 32 substituting substitute VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 6 advcl _ _ 33 another another DET DT PronType=Ind 34 det _ _ 34 girl girl NOUN NN Number=Sing 32 obj _ _ 35 so so ADV RB _ 38 advmod _ _ 36 as as SCONJ IN _ 38 mark _ _ 37 to to PART TO _ 38 mark _ _ 38 deceive deceive VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 32 advcl _ _ 39 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 38 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 40 , , PUNCT , _ 43 punct _ _ 41 that that SCONJ IN _ 43 mark _ _ 42 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 43 nsubj _ _ 43 caused cause VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 6 parataxis _ _ 44 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 43 obj _ _ 45 all all DET DT PronType=Tot 44 nmod:unmarked _ _ 46 to to PART TO _ 48 mark _ _ 47 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 48 aux:pass _ _ 48 killed kill VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 43 advcl _ SpaceAfter=No 49 . . PUNCT . _ 6 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | past | the chief | | | | | surprised *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **see** | to-infinitive | the chief *not said here* | chief's daughter | | that state | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer daughter=Stimulus | | 3 | **is** | past | the chief *not said here* | | | | | with daughter's companions; angry *property* | tree rules | | 4 | **take** | gerund | the chief *not said here* | daughter | | the river | | | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent she=Theme to river=Destination | | 5 | **substitute** | gerund | the chief *not said here* | another girl | | | then | | vn substitute-13.6.2 «NP V NP.location»: agent=Theme girl=Location | | 6 | **deceive** | to-infinitive | the chief *not said here* | chief | | | | | vn trick-59.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Patient | | 7 | **cause** | past | chief | others *= other* | | | | | vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition they=Patient | | 8 | **kill** | to-infinitive · passive | chief *not said here* | | | | | | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle» | 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:** «Kaffir folk-lore» by George McCall Theal, Project Gutenberg book 71335 (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 23](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg71335/7/23/) - next →: [sentence 25](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg71335/7/25/) - ↑ back to [Story of the Girl Who Disregarded the Custom of Ntonjane.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg71335/7/)