A Marriage Proposal ( sometimes translated as simply `` The Proposal `` , ) is a one-act farce by Anton Chekhov , written in 1888–1889 and first performed in 1890 .
DET PROPN PROPN ( ADV VERB ADP ADV `` DET NOUN `` , ) AUX DET NOUN NOUN ADP PROPN PROPN , VERB ADP NUM CCONJ ADV VERB ADP NUM .