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title: demon — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «demon» in the Judaism dictionary: A demon is an evil spirit; Christians believe demons are fallen angels who oppose God. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# demon

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**Who acts:** demon, Christians, angels, person, Demons, They · **What happens:** be, believe, fall, oppose, do, mean · **To what, where:** evil spirit, demons, God, wicked monster, myths, person · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«demon» in the Judaism dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 9 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [demon in the Judaism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/demon.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: church, Bible — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A demon is an evil spirit; Christians believe demons are fallen angels who oppose God.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:demon:m1:1
# text = A demon is an evil spirit; Christians believe demons are fallen angels who oppose God.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	demon	demon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	evil	evil	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	spirit	spirit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
8	Christians	Christian	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	_
9	believe	believe	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	parataxis	_	_
10	demons	demon	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	nsubj	_	_
11	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	aux:pass	_	_
12	fallen	fall	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	ccomp	_	_
13	angels	angel	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obj	_	_
14	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	15	nsubj	_	_
15	oppose	oppose	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	acl:relcl	_	_
16	God	God	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	15	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a demon | a evil spirit |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **believe** | present | Christians |  |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 3 | **fall** | present · passive |  | demons |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **oppose** | present | angels | God |  |  |  |  | vn amalgamate-22.2-3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent god=Patient |

<!-- .note -->
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.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In myths, legends and games, a demon is a wicked monster or spirit.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:demon:m2:1
# text = In myths, legends and games, a demon is a wicked monster or spirit.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	myths	myth	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
4	legends	legend	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	conj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	games	game	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	demon	demon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
10	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	wicked	wicked	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	monster	monster	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
14	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	spirit	spirit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	13	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a demon | a wicked monster or spirit |  | myths and legends and games |  |  | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A demon is a person who does something with great energy or skill: a demon at chess.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:demon:m3:1
# text = A demon is a person who does something with great energy or skill: a demon at chess.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	demon	demon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	does	do	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	7	obj	_	_
9	with	with	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	energy	energy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
12	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	skill	skill	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	16	punct	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	demon	demon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
17	at	at	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	chess	chess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a demon | a person and a demon at chess |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **do** | present | a person and a demon at chess | something |  |  |  | with great energy or skill | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Eventuality |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Demons can also mean a person's inner troubles or bad memories.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:demon:m4:1
# text = Demons can also mean a person's inner troubles or bad memories.
1	Demons	demon	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	also	also	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	mean	mean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	's	PART	POS	_	6	case	_	_
8	inner	inner	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	troubles	trouble	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
11	bad	bad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	memories	memory	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | can | Demons | a person's inner troubles or bad memories |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent trouble=Topic |
| 2 | **trouble** |  | a person |  |  |  |  |  | nom trouble «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
They sacrificed unto demons, no-gods, gods that they knew not, new gods that came up of late, which your fathers dreaded not. (Torah DEU.32.17, JPS 1917)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* They sacrificed unto demons, no-gods, gods that they knew not, new gods that came up of late, which your fathers dreaded not.

<!-- fold The tree, 23 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:demon:x1:1
# text = They sacrificed unto demons, no-gods, gods that they knew not, new gods that came up of late, which your fathers dreaded not.
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	sacrificed	sacrifice	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	unto	unto	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	demons	demon	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	8	det	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	gods	god	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	gods	god	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	conj	_	_
11	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
12	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
13	knew	know	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	acl:relcl	_	_
14	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	13	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
16	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	gods	god	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	conj	_	_
18	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	19	nsubj	_	_
19	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	17	acl:relcl	_	_
20	up	up	ADV	RB	_	19	advmod	_	_
21	of	of	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
22	late	late	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	20	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	27	punct	_	_
24	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	27	obj	_	_
25	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	26	nmod:poss	_	_
26	fathers	father	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	27	nsubj	_	_
27	dreaded	dread	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	17	acl:relcl	_	_
28	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	27	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sacrifice** | past | They |  |  |  |  | unto demons and no gods and gods and new gods | vn contribute-13.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **not** **know** | past | gods *= god* | gods *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer god=Stimulus |
| 3 | **come up** | past | new gods |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **not** **dread** | past | your fathers | new gods |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer which=Stimulus |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Torah DEU.32.17, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:demon:x1:2
# text = (Torah DEU.32.17, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Torah	Torah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	DEU.32.17	DEU.32.17	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
6	1917	1917	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yea, they sacrificed their sons and their daughters unto demons, (Writings PSA.106.37, JPS 1917)

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:demon:x2:1
# text = Yea, they sacrificed their sons and their daughters unto demons, (Writings PSA.106.37, JPS 1917)
1	Yea	yea	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	sacrificed	sacrifice	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	sons	son	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	daughters	daughter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	conj	_	_
10	unto	unto	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	demons	demon	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
13	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	Writings	writing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	conj	_	_
15	PSA.106.37	PSA.106.37	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
17	JPS	JPS	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	15	flat	_	_
18	1917	1917	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	15	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sacrifice** | past | they | their sons and sons's daughters unto demons and Writings |  |  |  |  | vn contribute-13.2-1-1 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent son=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In the Bible, Jesus cast out demons.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:demon:x3:1
# text = In the Bible, Jesus cast out demons.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	Bible	Bible	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	Jesus	Jesus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	cast	cast	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	out	out	ADP	RP	_	6	compound:prt	_	_
8	demons	demon	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cast out** | past | Jesus | demons |  | the Bible |  |  | vn throw-17.1 «NP V NP PP.destinations»: agent=Agent demon=Theme in bible=Destination |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Christians believe demons are fallen angels.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:demon:x4:1
# text = Christians believe demons are fallen angels.
1	Christians	Christian	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	believe	believe	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	demons	demon	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
4	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	fallen	fall	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	ccomp	_	_
6	angels	angel	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **believe** | present | Christians |  |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 2 | **fall** | present · passive |  | demons |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The hero fought a fire demon in the video game.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:demon:x5:1
# text = The hero fought a fire demon in the video game.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	hero	hero	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	fought	fight	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	fire	fire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	demon	demon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	video	video	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	game	game	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fight** | past | the hero | a fire demon |  | the video game |  |  | vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent demon=Co-Agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My little sister is a demon at chess!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:demon:x6:1
# text = My little sister is a demon at chess!
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	sister	sister	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	demon	demon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	chess	chess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | My little sister | a demon |  | chess |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grandad called the fast driver a speed demon.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:demon:x7:1
# text = Grandad called the fast driver a speed demon.
1	Grandad	Grandad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	called	call	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	fast	fast	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	driver	driver	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	speed	speed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	demon	demon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **call** | past | Grandad |  | the fast driver |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent driver=Recipient |

## Example 8 {#x8}

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He spoke about the demons he faced after the war.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:demon:x8:1
# text = He spoke about the demons he faced after the war.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	spoke	speak	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	about	about	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	demons	demon	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
6	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	faced	face	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	after	after	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	war	war	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **speak** *speech: other* | past | He |  |  |  |  | about the demons | vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about demon=Topic |
| 2 | **face** | past | he | the demons *not said here* |  |  | after the war |  | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent demon=Destination |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I am no demon or fairy.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:demon:x9:1
# text = I am no demon or fairy.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	am	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	4	det	_	_
4	demon	demon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	fairy	fairy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | I | no demon or fairy |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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