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Syntagms and POS Tag Explanations

The document outlines various syntagms and their corresponding part of speech (POS) tags, detailing how these tags indicate not only word classes but also their subtypes. It provides a comprehensive list of syntagms along with their codes and the target POS, as well as an explanation of each POS tag with examples. This information serves as a reference for understanding the structure and classification of words in a given context.

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Syntagms and POS Tag Explanations

The document outlines various syntagms and their corresponding part of speech (POS) tags, detailing how these tags indicate not only word classes but also their subtypes. It provides a comprehensive list of syntagms along with their codes and the target POS, as well as an explanation of each POS tag with examples. This information serves as a reference for understanding the structure and classification of words in a given context.

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The syntagms

The POS tags that were used to create the syntagms do not only indicate the word classes but
their subtypes. For example, modal verbs (MD), past tense (VVD), past particles (VVN), third
person singular (VVZ) forms. Singular (NN), plural (NNS) and proper (NP) nouns have their own
tags. A complete list of these tags follows this list of syntagms. The asterisks are wildcards. The
code is the number that appears in square brackets in this book.

Code Syntagm Target part of speech


1 NN of NN noun
2 NN IN DT NN noun
3 DT JJ NN NN adjective
4 IN DT NN NN noun
5 DT NN IN NN noun
6 DT NN IN DT NN noun
7 RB IN DT NN noun
8 VBZ DT JJ NN noun
9 PP VVP DT NN noun
10 DT JJ NN NN noun
11 PP VVP DT NN verb
12 VV DT JJ NN verb
17 NNS IN DT NN noun
18 DT NN IN NNS noun
19 DT RB JJ NN adjective
20 NN IN PPZ NN noun
27 NN CC DT NN noun
30 PP VBZ RB JJ adjective
32 VVG IN DT NN verb
33 PP VVP RB VV verb
34 PP MD RB VV verb
35 RB PP MD VV verb
36 PP VVP DT JJ Sth adjective
37 PP VV* DT JJ NN* verb
39 word MD V* DT NN modal verb
40 word VHP VVN DT NN verb
41 PP VVD PPZ NN noun
42 RB PP VBZ JJ adjective
44 VBZ RB DT NN noun
64 IN DT JJ NN adjective

Part of speech tags


Tag Explanation Example
CC coordinating conjunction and
CD cardinal number 1, third
DT determiner the
EX existential there there is
FW foreign word d’oeuvre
IN preposition, subordinating conjunction in, of, like
JJ adjective green
JJR adjective, comparative greener
JJS adjective, superlative greenest
MD modal could, will
NN noun, singular or mass table
NNS noun plural tables
NNSZ possessive noun plural people’s, women’s
NNZ possessive noun, singular or mass year’s, world’s
NP proper noun, singular John
NPS proper noun, plural Vikings
NPSZ possesive proper noun, plural Boys’, Workers’
NPZ possesive noun, singular Britain’s, God’s
PDT predeterminer both the boys
PP personal pronoun I, he, it
PPZ possessive pronoun my, his
RB adverb however, usually, here, good
RBR adverb, comparative better
RBS adverb, superlative best
RP particle give up
TO infinitive ‘to’ to go
VB verb be, base form be
VBD verb be, past tense was, were
VBG verb be, gerund/present participle being
VBN verb be, past participle been
VBP verb be, sing. present, non-3d am, are
VBZ verb be, 3rd person sing. present is
VH verb have, base form have
VHD verb have, past tense had
VHG verb have, gerund/present participle having
VHN verb have, past participle had
VHP verb have, sing. present, non-3d have
VHZ verb have, 3rd person sing. present has
VV verb, base form take
VVD verb, past tense took
VVG verb, gerund/present participle taking
VVN verb, past participle taken
VVP verb, present, not 3rd person take
VVZ verb, 3rd person sing. present takes
WDT wh-determiner which
WP wh-pronoun who, what
WPZ possessive wh-pronoun whose
WRB wh-adverb where, when

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