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title: fool — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «fool» in the Judaism dictionary: A fool is a person who acts in a silly way or without good sense. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# fool

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** fool, person, He, counsellors, judges, brutish man · **What happens:** be, act, fool, mean, trick, believe · **To what, where:** person, silly way, someone, them, something, cold pudding · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«fool» in the Judaism dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 12 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: [fool in the Judaism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/fool.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A fool is a person who acts in a silly way or without good sense.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:fool:m1:1
# text = A fool is a person who acts in a silly way or without good sense.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	fool	fool	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	acts	act	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	silly	silly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
12	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
13	without	without	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	sense	sense	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a fool | a person |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **act** | present | a person |  |  | a silly way or good sense |  |  | vn act-114-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

<!-- .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 -->
To fool someone means to trick them into believing something that is not true.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:fool:m2:1
# text = To fool someone means to trick them into believing something that is not true.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	fool	fool	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	csubj	_	_
3	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obj	_	_
4	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	trick	trick	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
7	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
8	into	into	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
9	believing	believe	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	advcl	_	_
10	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	9	obj	_	_
11	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	14	nsubj	_	_
12	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
13	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	14	advmod	_	_
14	true	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fool** | to-infinitive |  | someone |  |  |  |  | vn trick-59.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent someone=Patient |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **trick** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  | them *= they* |  |  |  |  | vn trick-59.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Patient |
| 4 | **believe** | gerund |  | something |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer something=Stimulus |
| 5 | **not** **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | true *property* | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To fool around means to behave in a silly way or play about.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:fool:m3:1
# text = To fool around means to behave in a silly way or play about.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	fool	fool	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	csubj	_	_
3	around	around	ADP	IN	_	2	obl	_	_
4	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	behave	behave	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	silly	silly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	play	play	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	conj	_	_
13	about	about	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fool around** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn trick-59.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **behave** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  |  |  | a silly way |  |  | vn masquerade-29.6-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **play about** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | about *property* | vn performance-26.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A fool is also a cold pudding of fruit and cream (UK).

<!-- fold The tree, 12 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:fool:m4:1
# text = A fool is also a cold pudding of fruit and cream (UK).
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	fool	fool	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
4	also	also	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	cold	cold	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	pudding	pudding	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	fruit	fruit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	cream	cream	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
12	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	UK	UK	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a fool | a cold pudding and cream |  |  |  | of fruit | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He leadeth counsellors away stripped, and judges maketh He fools. (Writings JOB.12.17, JPS 1917)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* He leadeth counsellors away stripped, and judges maketh He fools.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:fool:x1:1
# text = He leadeth counsellors away stripped, and judges maketh He fools.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	leadeth	lead	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	counsellors	counsellor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
4	away	away	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	stripped	strip	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	judges	judge	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	_
9	maketh	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
10	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
11	fools	fool	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lead** | present | He |  |  |  |  |  | vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Result |
| 2 | **strip** | past | counsellors |  |  |  |  | away *property* | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **make** | present | judges |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **fool** | present | He |  |  |  |  |  | vn trick-59.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Writings JOB.12.17, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:fool:x1:2
# text = (Writings JOB.12.17, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Writings	writing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	JOB.12.17	JOB.12.17	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	flat	_	_
6	1917	1917	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	3	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A brutish man knoweth not, neither doth a fool understand this. (Writings PSA.92.7, JPS 1917)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* A brutish man knoweth not, neither doth a fool understand this.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:fool:x2:1
# text = A brutish man knoweth not, neither doth a fool understand this.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	brutish	brutish	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	knoweth	know	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	neither	neither	CCONJ	CC	Polarity=Neg	8	cc:preconj	_	_
8	doth	do	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	fool	fool	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	understand	understand	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	xcomp	_	_
12	this	this	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **know** | present | a brutish man |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **do** | present | a brutish man *not said here* | a fool |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **understand** | infinitive | a brutish man *not said here* | this |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer this=Stimulus |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Writings PSA.92.7, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:fool:x2:2
# text = (Writings PSA.92.7, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Writings	writing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	PSA.92.7	PSA.92.7	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	flat	_	_
6	1917	1917	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	3	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Every prudent man dealeth with forethought; but a fool unfoldeth folly. (Writings PRO.13.16, JPS 1917)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* Every prudent man dealeth with forethought; but a fool unfoldeth folly.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:fool:x3:1
# text = Every prudent man dealeth with forethought; but a fool unfoldeth folly.
1	Every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	3	det	_	_
2	prudent	prudent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	dealeth	deal	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	forethought	forethought	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	11	punct	_	_
8	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	fool	fool	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
11	unfoldeth	unfold	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
12	folly	folly	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **deal** | present | every prudent man |  |  |  |  | with forethought | vn cope-83 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent with forethought=Theme |
| 2 | **unfold** | present | a fool | folly |  |  |  |  | vn bend-45.2 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent folly=Patient |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Writings PRO.13.16, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:fool:x3:2
# text = (Writings PRO.13.16, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Writings	writing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	PRO.13.16	PRO.13.16	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	flat	_	_
6	1917	1917	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	3	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Don't be a fool; put your helmet on.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:fool:x4:1
# text = Don't be a fool; put your helmet on.
1	Do	do	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
3	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	fool	fool	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
7	put	put	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	parataxis	_	_
8	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	helmet	helmet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	on	on	ADP	RP	_	7	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **not** **is a** | infinitive |  | a fool |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **put on** | infinitive |  | your helmet |  |  |  |  | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent helmet=Goal |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He fooled me into thinking it was Saturday.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:fool:x5:1
# text = He fooled me into thinking it was Saturday.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	fooled	fool	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	into	into	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
5	thinking	think	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
6	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
7	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
8	Saturday	Saturday	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fool** | past | He | me |  |  |  |  | vn trick-59.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent i=Patient |
| 2 | **think** *speech: other* | gerund | He *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is a** | past | it | Saturday |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
You can't fool me; I saw you take it!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:fool:x6:1
# text = You can't fool me; I saw you take it!
1	You	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	ca	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	fool	fool	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	saw	see	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
9	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	take	take	VERB	VB	Mood=Sub|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	ccomp	_	_
11	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **fool** | can | You | me |  |  |  |  | vn trick-59.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent i=Patient |
| 2 | **see** | past | I |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 3 | **take** | infinitive | you | it |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Stop fooling around near the pool.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:fool:x7:1
# text = Stop fooling around near the pool.
1	Stop	stop	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	fooling	fool	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	1	xcomp	_	_
3	around	around	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	near	near	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	pool	pool	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stop** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **fool around** | gerund | you *not said here* |  |  | the pool |  | around *property* | vn trick-59.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
On April Fools' Day, my brother put salt in the sugar bowl.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:fool:x8:1
# text = On April Fools' Day, my brother put salt in the sugar bowl.
1	On	on	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
2	April	April	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	Fools	Fool	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	5	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	'	's	PART	POS	_	3	case	_	_
5	Day	Day	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
7	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	brother	brother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	put	put	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	salt	salt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	sugar	sugar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	_
14	bowl	bowl	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **put** | past | my brother | salt |  | the sugar bowl | on April Fools's Day |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V PP.destination NP»: agent=Agent salt=Theme on day=Destination |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The king's fool told funny jokes.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:fool:x9:1
# text = The king's fool told funny jokes.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	fool	fool	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	told	tell	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	funny	funny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	jokes	joke	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | past | the king's fool | funny jokes |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent joke=Recipient |

## Example 10 {#x10}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I felt like a fool when I forgot my lines.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:fool:x10:1
# text = I felt like a fool when I forgot my lines.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	felt	feel	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	like	like	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	fool	fool	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	8	advmod	_	_
7	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	forgot	forget	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
9	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	lines	line	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **feel** | past | I |  |  |  |  | like a fool | vn conjecture-29.5-2 «NP V S»: agent=Agent like fool=Theme |
| 2 | **forget** | past | I | my lines |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 11 {#x11}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We had strawberry fool for pudding.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:fool:x11:1
# text = We had strawberry fool for pudding.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	strawberry	strawberry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	fool	fool	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	pudding	pudding	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | We | strawberry fool |  |  |  | for pudding | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fool=Patient |

## Example 12 {#x12}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
"We will all act like fools."

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:fool:x12:1
# text = "We will all act like fools."
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
3	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	all	all	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	act	act	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	like	like	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	fools	fool	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **act** *in a quote* | future | We |  |  |  |  | like fools; all *property* | vn masquerade-29.6-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Agent like fool=Attribute |

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