--- title: The people of the house who had seen him on the previous day, when h… — Folk tales from Tibet · tree and pragmatics description: The people of the house who had seen him on the previous day, when he had found the turquoise, were inclined to believe him, and asked him what they should do to procure relief for their mistress. Who acts: people, Boy. 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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 (people, Boy), 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:pg75000:24:31 # text = The people of the house who had seen him on the previous day, when he had found the turquoise, were inclined to believe him, and asked him what they should do to procure relief for their mistress. 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 people people NOUN NNS Number=Plur 23 nsubj _ _ 3 of of ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 house house NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 nmod _ _ 6 who who PRON WP PronType=Rel 8 nsubj _ _ 7 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 8 aux _ _ 8 seen see VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 2 acl:relcl _ _ 9 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 8 obj _ _ 10 on on ADP IN _ 13 case _ _ 11 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 13 det _ _ 12 previous previous ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 13 amod _ _ 13 day day NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 14 , , PUNCT , _ 18 punct _ _ 15 when when ADV WRB PronType=Int 18 advmod _ _ 16 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 18 nsubj _ _ 17 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 18 aux _ _ 18 found find VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 2 acl:relcl _ _ 19 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 20 det _ _ 20 turquoise turquoise NOUN NN Number=Sing 18 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 21 , , PUNCT , _ 2 punct _ _ 22 were be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 23 cop _ _ 23 inclined inclined ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ _ 24 to to PART TO _ 25 mark _ _ 25 believe believe VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 23 xcomp _ _ 26 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 25 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 27 , , PUNCT , _ 29 punct _ _ 28 and and CCONJ CC _ 29 cc _ _ 29 asked ask VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 23 conj _ _ 30 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 29 iobj _ _ 31 what what PRON WP PronType=Int 34 obj _ _ 32 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 34 nsubj _ _ 33 should should AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 34 aux _ _ 34 do do VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 29 xcomp _ _ 35 to to PART TO _ 36 mark _ _ 36 procure procure VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 34 xcomp _ _ 37 relief relief NOUN NN Number=Sing 36 obj _ _ 38 for for ADP IN _ 40 case _ _ 39 their their PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 40 nmod:poss _ _ 40 mistress mistress NOUN NN Number=Sing 37 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 41 . . PUNCT . _ 23 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **see** | past · perfect | the people of the house | Boy | | | day | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer he=Stimulus | | 2 | **find** | past · perfect | Boy | the turquoise | | | | | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent turquoise=Topic | | 3 | **is** | past | the people of the house | | | | | inclined *property* | tree rules | | 4 | **believe** | to-infinitive | the people of the house *not said here* | Boy | | | | | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer he=Stimulus | | 5 | **ask** *speech: ask* | past | the people of the house *not said here* | | Boy | | | | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP whether S»: agent=Agent he=Recipient clause=Topic | | 6 | **do** *not said to happen* | should | people | | | | | what *obj* | tree rules | | 7 | **procure** | to-infinitive | people *not said here* | relief | | | | for people's mistress | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent relief=Theme for mistress=Beneficiary | 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:** «Folk tales from Tibet» by William Frederick Travers, Sir O'Connor, Project Gutenberg book 75000 (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 30](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg75000/24/30/) - next →: [sentence 32](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg75000/24/32/) - ↑ back to [How He Dislodged the Spider.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg75000/24/)