--- title: “This is evidently a deputation,” said the Rocket; “I will receive t… — The Happy Prince, and Other Tales · tree and pragmatics description: “This is evidently a deputation,” said the Rocket; “I will receive them with becoming dignity” so he put his nose in the air, and began to frown severely as if he were thinking about some very important subject. Who acts: This, deputation. 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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 (This, deputation), 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:pg902:6:113 # text = “This is evidently a deputation,” said the Rocket; “I will receive them with becoming dignity” so he put his nose in the air, and began to frown severely as if he were thinking about some very important subject. 1 “ " PUNCT `` _ 6 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 2 This this PRON DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 6 nsubj _ _ 3 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 6 cop _ _ 4 evidently evidently ADV RB _ 6 advmod _ _ 5 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 deputation deputation NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 7 , , PUNCT , _ 6 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 8 ” " PUNCT '' _ 6 punct _ _ 9 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 10 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 11 det _ _ 11 Rocket rocket NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 12 ; ; PUNCT : _ 16 punct _ _ 13 “ " PUNCT `` _ 16 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 14 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 16 nsubj _ _ 15 will will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 16 aux _ _ 16 receive receive VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 9 ccomp _ _ 17 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 16 obj _ _ 18 with with SCONJ IN _ 19 mark _ _ 19 becoming become VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 16 advcl _ _ 20 dignity dignity NOUN NN Number=Sing 19 xcomp _ SpaceAfter=No 21 ” " PUNCT '' _ 16 punct _ _ 22 so so ADV RB _ 24 advmod _ _ 23 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 24 nsubj _ _ 24 put put VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 9 advcl _ _ 25 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 26 nmod:poss _ _ 26 nose nose NOUN NN Number=Sing 24 obj _ _ 27 in in ADP IN _ 29 case _ _ 28 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 29 det _ _ 29 air air NOUN NN Number=Sing 24 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 30 , , PUNCT , _ 32 punct _ _ 31 and and CCONJ CC _ 32 cc _ _ 32 began begin VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 9 parataxis _ _ 33 to to PART TO _ 34 mark _ _ 34 frown frown VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 32 xcomp _ _ 35 severely severely ADV RB _ 34 advmod _ _ 36 as as SCONJ IN _ 40 mark _ _ 37 if if SCONJ IN _ 40 mark _ _ 38 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 40 nsubj _ _ 39 were be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 40 aux _ _ 40 thinking think VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 34 advcl _ _ 41 about about ADP IN _ 45 case _ _ 42 some some DET DT PronType=Ind 45 det _ _ 43 very very ADV RB _ 44 advmod _ _ 44 important important ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 45 amod _ _ 45 subject subject NOUN NN Number=Sing 40 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 46 . . PUNCT . _ 9 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | This | a deputation | | | | evidently *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | a deputation | the Rocket | | | | | tree rules | | 3 | **receive** *in a quote* | future | a deputation *= deputation* | workmen *= workman* | | | | | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Theme | | 4 | **become** *in a quote* | gerund | a deputation *= deputation* *not said here* | dignity | | | | | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient | | 5 | **put** | past | deputation | deputation's nose | | the air | | | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent nose=Theme in air=Destination | | 6 | **begin** | past | | | | | | | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality | | 7 | **frown** | to-infinitive | | | | | | severely *property* | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 8 | **think** *speech: other* | past · progressive | deputation | | | | | about some important subject | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about subject=Topic | 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:** «The Happy Prince, and Other Tales» by Oscar Wilde, Project Gutenberg book 902 (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 112](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg902/6/112/) - next →: [sentence 114](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg902/6/114/) - ↑ back to [Opening, part 6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg902/6/)