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title: On 5 December 1949 Israel's first prime minister, David Ben-Gurion,… — Jerusalem · tree and pragmatics
description: On 5 December 1949 Israel's first prime minister, David Ben-Gurion, proclaimed Jerusalem as Israel's "eternal" and "sacred" capital, and eight days later specified that only the war had "compelled" the Israeli leadership "to establish the seat of Government in Tel Aviv", while "for the State of Isra
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# Jerusalem, sentence 130

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On 5 December 1949 Israel's first prime minister, David Ben-Gurion, proclaimed Jerusalem as Israel's "eternal" and "sacred" capital, and eight days later specified that only the war had "compelled" the Israeli leadership "to establish the seat of Government in Tel Aviv", while "for the State of Israel there has always been and always will be one capital only—Jerusalem the Eternal", and that after the war, efforts had been ongoing for creating the conditions for "the Knesset... returning to Jerusalem."

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**Who acts:** State, efforts, Jerusalem · **What happens:** proclaim, specify, compel, establish, be, create · **To what, where:** Jerusalem, Israeli leadership, war, seat, Tel, one capital

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This is a sentence of the English Wikipedia article «Jerusalem». The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (State, efforts, Jerusalem), what happens, when and where, as Mova's frames read it from the tree.

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**Mova's own parse.** This tree may be wrong. The article's note marks are left out of the parse.

## The tree {#tree}

```conllu
# sent_id = wikipedia:Jerusalem:130
# text = On 5 December 1949 Israel's first prime minister, David Ben-Gurion, proclaimed Jerusalem as Israel's "eternal" and "sacred" capital, and eight days later specified that only the war had "compelled" the Israeli leadership "to establish the seat of Government in Tel Aviv", while "for the State of Israel there has always been and always will be one capital only—Jerusalem the Eternal", and that after the war, efforts had been ongoing for creating the conditions for "the Knesset... returning to Jerusalem."
1	On	on	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	5	5	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	3	nummod	_	_
3	December	December	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	_
4	1949	1949	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	3	flat	_	_
5	Israel	Israel	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	9	amod	_	_
8	prime	prime	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	minister	minister	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	David	David	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
12	Ben	Ben	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	Gurion	Gurion	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
16	proclaimed	proclaim	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
17	Jerusalem	Jerusalem	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	16	obj	_	_
18	as	as	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
19	Israel	Israel	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	22	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	's	's	PART	POS	_	19	case	_	_
21	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	22	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	eternal	eternal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	22	punct	_	_
24	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	28	cc	_	_
25	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	26	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	sacred	sacred	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	28	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	26	punct	_	_
28	capital	capital	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	34	punct	_	_
30	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	34	cc	_	_
31	eight	eight	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	32	nummod	_	_
32	days	day	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	33	obl:unmarked	_	_
33	later	late	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	34	advmod	_	_
34	specified	specify	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	16	conj	_	_
35	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	41	mark	_	_
36	only	only	ADV	RB	_	38	advmod	_	_
37	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	38	det	_	_
38	war	war	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	41	obl	_	_
39	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	41	aux	_	_
40	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	41	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
41	compelled	compel	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	45	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
42	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	41	punct	_	_
43	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	45	det	_	_
44	Israeli	Israeli	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	45	amod	_	_
45	leadership	leadership	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	34	obj	_	_
46	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	45	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
47	to	to	PART	TO	_	48	mark	_	_
48	establish	establish	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	34	advcl	_	_
49	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	50	det	_	_
50	seat	seat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	48	obj	_	_
51	of	of	ADP	IN	_	52	case	_	_
52	Government	Government	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	50	nmod	_	_
53	in	in	ADP	IN	_	54	case	_	_
54	Tel	Tel	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	50	nmod	_	_
55	Aviv	Aviv	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	54	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
56	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	34	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
57	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	74	punct	_	_
58	while	while	SCONJ	IN	_	74	mark	_	_
59	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	62	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
60	for	for	ADP	IN	_	62	case	_	_
61	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	62	det	_	_
62	State	state	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	74	nsubj	_	_
63	of	of	ADP	IN	_	64	case	_	_
64	Israel	Israel	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	62	nmod	_	_
65	there	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	68	expl	_	_
66	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	68	aux	_	_
67	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	68	advmod	_	_
68	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	74	cop	_	_
69	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	74	cc	_	_
70	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	74	advmod	_	_
71	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	74	aux	_	_
72	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	74	cop	_	_
73	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	74	nummod	_	_
74	capital	capital	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	34	obl	_	_
75	only	only	ADV	RB	_	74	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
76	—	-	PUNCT	:	_	77	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
77	Jerusalem	Jerusalem	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	16	parataxis	_	_
78	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	79	det	_	_
79	Eternal	Eternal	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	77	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
80	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	79	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
81	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	91	punct	_	_
82	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	91	cc	_	_
83	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	91	mark	_	_
84	after	after	ADP	IN	_	86	case	_	_
85	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	86	det	_	_
86	war	war	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	91	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
87	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	86	punct	_	_
88	efforts	effort	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	91	nsubj	_	_
89	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	91	aux	_	_
90	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	91	cop	_	_
91	ongoing	ongoing	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	77	parataxis	_	_
92	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	93	mark	_	_
93	creating	create	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	91	advcl	_	_
94	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	95	det	_	_
95	conditions	condition	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	93	obj	_	_
96	for	for	ADP	IN	_	99	case	_	_
97	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	99	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
98	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	99	det	_	_
99	Knesset	knesset	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	93	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
100	...	...	PUNCT	,	_	101	punct	_	_
101	returning	return	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	77	acl	_	_
102	to	to	ADP	IN	_	103	case	_	_
103	Jerusalem	Jerusalem	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	101	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
104	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	101	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
105	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	101	punct	_	_
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **proclaim** | past |  | Jerusalem |  |  | december | as Israel's eternal and sacred capital | tree rules |
| 2 | **specify** | past |  | the Israeli leadership |  |  |  | late *property* | vn characterize-29.2 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent leadership=Theme |
| 3 | **compel** *in a quote* | past · perfect |  | the war |  |  |  |  | vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **establish** *in a quote* | to-infinitive |  | the seat of Government |  | Tel |  |  | vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent seat=Patient |
| 5 | **is a** *in a quote* | future · participle | the State of Israel | one capital |  |  |  | always *property* | tree rules |
| 6 | **is** | past · perfect | efforts |  |  |  | after the war | ongoing *property* | tree rules |
| 7 | **create** | gerund | efforts *not said here* | the conditions |  |  |  | for the Knesset | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent condition=Result for knesset=Beneficiary |
| 8 | **return** *in a quote* | gerund | Jerusalem and the Eternal *not said here* |  | Jerusalem |  |  |  | vn convert-26.6.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Patient to jerusalem=Result |

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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.

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**Text:** the English Wikipedia, «Jerusalem», revision of the 2026-09-01 dump, CC BY-SA 4.0. **Tree:** Mova's own parse, CC BY-SA 4.0 as the text is. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), the article read in order, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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