Tips for Coding Descriptive Adjectives

Note that participial adjectives (-ed, -ing, and -able forms) derive their codes from their verb form automatically. Users and developers cannot code participial adjectives.

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Adjective Coding Procedure

Working from Right to Left, choose the first Row that fits your adjective and click on the associated Table.

Attributive
Adj		 Predicate Adj Convertible to Adverb* TO-V Complementation WH-Clause Complementation Table
ADJ N NP is ADJ ADJ N = V ADV NP is ADJ TO V NP is ADJ THAT
Y Y Y Y Y Table A
Y Y Y Y Table B
Y Y Y Table C
Y Y Table D
Y Table D

* Adjective Convertible to Adverb:  E.g., slow movement = move slowly
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Table A  - Preclausal Adjectives
Select the ADJ Type that most closely fits
It is ADJ that It is ADJ to v NP is ADJ to v NP is ADJ that

ADJ type

Y

Y

 - - urgent subset

Y

 - - - clear subset

Y

Y

Y

limited

 certain subset
Y Y Y - good subset
- - Y Y happy subset
- - - Y aware subset

RuleWriters' Note:   Preclausal codes are to be specified at the superset or subset level only

 

Table B  - Preverbal Adjectives
Select the ADJ Type that most closely fits
It is ADJ to V NP is ADJ to V NP is ADJ V'ing It is ADJ to V'ing NP is ADJ to V'ing NP is ADJ {in,with,of,etc.} V'ing ADJ modifies SUBJ NP

ADJ Type
Y - - - - - - valid subset
- - - Y - - - akin subset
Y Y - - - - - easy subset
Y Y Y - - limited Y wise subset
- Y - - - limited Y eager subset
- Y Y - - limited Y first subset
- - limited - limited Y Y busy subset

RuleWriters' Note:   Preverbal codes should be specified at the superset or subset level only

 

Table C - Adverbial Adjectives
Select the ADJ Type that most closely fits
Description Examples SAL Adjective Type
Adjectives governing  prepositions adjacent  (to), compilant (with), famous (for) prep governance subset
Adjectives of state or manner clean, joyful, sly, personable state/manner subset
Adjectives of time or order recent, random, daily, final time/order subset
Adjectives of place  above, backward, overseas, regional locative subset
Adjectives ofquantity or measure minimal, slight, countless, lengthy quantity/measure subset
Adjectives of degree or intensity real, utter, mere, entire degree subset

 

 

Table D  -   Non-Adverbial Adjectives
Select the ADJ Type that most closely fits
Description Examples SAL Adjective Type

Can be predicate adjective

 all purpose predicate adjective subset

Cannot be predicate adjective

Atlantic, bridal, naval

 non-predicate adjective subset