The Fairy Tales of Charles Perrault, Towards Her"], sentence 47
"The State," continued the Queen with a finality which but increased the laments of the King, "the State demands successors, and since I have only given you a daughter, it will urge you to beget sons who resemble you; but I ask you earnestly not to give way to the persuasions of your people until you have found a Princess more beautiful and more perfectly fashioned than I. I beg you to swear this to me, and then I shall die content."
Who acts: State, finality, I, sons, you · What happens: continue, increase, demand, give, urge, beget · To what, where: Queen, laments, successors, daughter, you, sons · Speech: someone speaks here
This is a sentence of «The Fairy Tales of Charles Perrault» by Charles Perrault, Towards Her"]. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (State, finality, I, sons), 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
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 3 State | punct |
| 2 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 State | det |
| 3 | State | State | PROPN | Number=Sing | 6 continued | nsubj |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 3 State | punct |
| 5 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 3 State | punct |
| 6 | continued | continue | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 Queen | det |
| 8 | Queen | Queen | PROPN | Number=Sing | 6 continued | obj |
| 9 | with | with | ADP | _ | 11 finality | case |
| 10 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 11 finality | det |
| 11 | finality | finality | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 continued | obl |
| 12 | which | which | PRON | PronType=Rel | 14 increased | nsubj |
| 13 | but | but | CCONJ | _ | 14 increased | cc |
| 14 | increased | increase | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 11 finality | acl:relcl |
| 15 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 16 laments | det |
| 16 | laments | lament | NOUN | Number=Plur | 14 increased | obj |
| 17 | of | of | ADP | _ | 19 King | case |
| 18 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 19 King | det |
| 19 | King | King | PROPN | Number=Sing | 16 laments | nmod |
| 20 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 24 demands | punct |
| 21 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 24 demands | punct |
| 22 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 23 State | det |
| 23 | State | State | PROPN | Number=Sing | 24 demands | nsubj |
| 24 | demands | demand | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 16 laments | parataxis |
| 25 | successors | successor | NOUN | Number=Plur | 24 demands | obj |
| 26 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 39 urge | punct |
| 27 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 39 urge | cc |
| 28 | since | since | SCONJ | _ | 32 given | mark |
| 29 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 32 given | nsubj |
| 30 | have | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 32 given | aux |
| 31 | only | only | ADV | _ | 32 given | advmod |
| 32 | given | give | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | 39 urge | advcl |
| 33 | you | you | PRON | Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs | 32 given | iobj |
| 34 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 35 daughter | det |
| 35 | daughter | daughter | NOUN | Number=Sing | 32 given | iobj |
| 36 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 32 given | punct |
| 37 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 39 urge | nsubj |
| 38 | will | will | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 39 urge | aux |
| 39 | urge | urge | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 24 demands | conj |
| 40 | you | you | PRON | Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs | 39 urge | iobj |
| 41 | to | to | PART | _ | 42 beget | mark |
| 42 | beget | beget | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 39 urge | xcomp |
| 43 | sons | son | NOUN | Number=Plur | 42 beget | obj |
| 44 | who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 45 resemble | nsubj |
| 45 | resemble | resemble | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 43 sons | acl:relcl |
| 46 | you | you | PRON | Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs | 45 resemble | obj |
| 47 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 50 ask | punct |
| 48 | but | but | CCONJ | _ | 50 ask | cc |
| 49 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 50 ask | nsubj |
| 50 | ask | ask | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 continued | parataxis |
| 51 | you | you | PRON | Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs | 50 ask | obj |
| 52 | earnestly | earnestly | ADV | _ | 55 give | advmod |
| 53 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 55 give | advmod |
| 54 | to | to | PART | _ | 55 give | mark |
| 55 | give | give | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 50 ask | ccomp |
| 56 | way | way | NOUN | Number=Sing | 55 give | obj |
| 57 | to | to | ADP | _ | 59 persuasions | case |
| 58 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 59 persuasions | det |
| 59 | persuasions | persuasion | NOUN | Number=Plur | 55 give | obl |
| 60 | of | of | ADP | _ | 62 people | case |
| 61 | your | your | PRON | Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 62 people | nmod:poss |
| 62 | people | people | NOUN | Number=Plur | 59 persuasions | nmod |
| 63 | until | until | SCONJ | _ | 66 found | mark |
| 64 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 66 found | nsubj |
| 65 | have | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 66 found | aux |
| 66 | found | find | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | 78 beg | advcl |
| 67 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 68 Princess | det |
| 68 | Princess | princess | NOUN | Number=Sing | 66 found | obj |
| 69 | more | more | ADV | Degree=Cmp | 70 beautiful | advmod |
| 70 | beautiful | beautiful | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 66 found | xcomp |
| 71 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 74 fashioned | cc |
| 72 | more | more | ADV | Degree=Cmp | 73 perfectly | advmod |
| 73 | perfectly | perfectly | ADV | _ | 74 fashioned | advmod |
| 74 | fashioned | fashioned | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 66 found | conj |
| 75 | than | than | ADP | _ | 76 I. | case |
| 76 | I. | i. | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 74 fashioned | obl |
| 77 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 78 beg | nsubj |
| 78 | beg | beg | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 55 give | parataxis |
| 79 | you | you | PRON | Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs | 78 beg | obj |
| 80 | to | to | PART | _ | 81 swear | mark |
| 81 | swear | swear | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 78 beg | xcomp |
| 82 | this | this | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 81 swear | obj |
| 83 | to | to | ADP | _ | 84 me | case |
| 84 | me | I | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 81 swear | obl |
| 85 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 90 die | punct |
| 86 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 90 die | cc |
| 87 | then | then | ADV | PronType=Dem | 90 die | advmod |
| 88 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 90 die | nsubj |
| 89 | shall | shall | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 90 die | aux |
| 90 | die | die | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 50 ask | conj |
| 91 | content | content | NOUN | Number=Sing | 90 die | obj |
| 92 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 6 continued | punct |
| 93 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 6 continued | punct |
Pragmatics
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | continue | past | the State | the Queen | with a finality | tree rules | |||
| 2 | increase | past | a finality | the laments of the King | vn caused_calibratable_cos-45.6.2-1 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Causer lament=Patient | ||||
| 3 | demand speech: request in a quote | present | the State | successors | vn require-103-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme successor=Precondition | ||||
| 4 | give in a quote | present · perfect | I | a daughter | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent you=Recipient daughter=Theme | ||||
| 5 | urge in a quote | future | state | you | vn urge-58.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent you=Recipient clause=Topic | ||||
| 6 | beget not said to happen, in a quote | to-infinitive | state not said here | sons | vn birth-28.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent son=Patient | ||||
| 7 | resemble in a quote | present | sons | you | tree rules | ||||
| 8 | ask speech: ask in a quote | present | I | you | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP whether S_INF»: agent=Agent you=Recipient clause=Topic | ||||
| 9 | not give not said to happen, in a quote | to-infinitive | way | the persuasions of your people | earnestly property | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent way=Theme to persuasion=Recipient | |||
| 10 | find in a quote | present · perfect | you | a Princess | beautiful property | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent princess=Topic | |||
| 11 | beg speech: request in a quote | present | I | you | vn beg-58.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent you=Recipient clause=Topic | ||||
| 12 | swear not said to happen, in a quote | to-infinitive | I not said here | this | me | vn conjecture-29.5 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Agent this=Eventuality | |||
| 13 | die in a quote | shall | I | content | then | tree rules | |||
| 14 | lament | the King | nom lament «communication transitive»: of=patient | ||||||
| 15 | persuade in a quote | your people | nom persuasion «communication transitive»: of=patient |
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 Fairy Tales of Charles Perrault» by Charles Perrault, Project Gutenberg book 29021 (public domain in the USA). Tree: Mova's own parse, Elamur Cosmic License. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), the chapter read in order.
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