Attributive adjectives are adjectives describing particular attributes of the noun they modify.
They are pre-modifiers because they come before the noun they modify.
This category excludes cases where an attributive adjective serves as a complement to a copular verb (e.g., this project is good)
Tag
attr+npremod is tagged on the attributive adjective.
In cases where multiple adjectives are included, tag each one (as in the third example below).
Examples
He struggled to read the emotional inquiry.
She drives a very fast car.
The small, antique, wooden chest held many treasures.
They bought a beautiful home.
Discussions
Q: How should we treat the post-modifier adjective? (e.g., He is a man confident of his capacity.)
noun as noun pre-modifier
Descriptions
Nouns as noun pre-modifiers (sometimes noun adjunct) are nouns that add specific information to the following noun.
These nouns often communicate meaning related the purpose, type, ownership, or material among other qualities of nouns they modify.
Tag
nn+npremod is tagged on the pre-modifying noun.
Examples
The pilot’s license needed to be reviewed by the avitation security committee.
He barely passed fighter pilot training.
She placed her coffee cup on the table.
The city council is considering a new traffic regulation proposal.
Discussions
We tagged instances where proper nouns function as pre-modifiers in a noun phrase.
In such cases, only the last part of the proper noun phrases is tagged (e.g., the Second World War decades).
We did NOT tag numeric modifers (e.g., eighty four hours)
of phrases as noun
Descriptions
of phrases modify nouns and articulate a variety of relationships between nouns, linked by of. These phrases follow the noun they modify, serving as a post-modifer. They can indicate relationships including possession (i.e., genitive, part-whole, association, or classification.
The of phrase comes after the noun it relates to, therefore being considered a post-modifier.
Tag
of+npostmod is tagged on the of of the of phrase.
Examples
The sound of music was soothing.
McKenna wrote about the origins of human language.
She is the CEO of the company.
A group of students gathered in the hall.
The title of the book is harry potter and the cursed child.
… a war of words
Discussions
Constructions involving a quantifier/number followed by of (e.g., one of the, some of the, three of the) are categorized with this tag.
other prepositional phrases as noun
Descriptions
This tag includes all other prepositional phrases (except for of) that follow a noun and modify it.
Tag
in+npostmod is tagged on the preposition of the prepositional phrase.
Examples
The painting in the corner caught my eye.
The conference on global warming was very informative.
Your cake with chocolate icing was delicious.
Children under twelve get in for free.
appositive noun phrases as noun
Descriptions
Noun phrases in apposition (appositive) have equivalent status with the preceding (head) noun phrase.
The order of the head noun phrase and the appositive could (nomally) be reversed to produce an equal grammatical construction with basically the same meaning.
They provide descriptive information about the head noun but are not needed to identify the reference of the head noun.
Tag
appos+npostmod is tagged on the head noun of the appositive phrase.
When there are more than two tokens in the appositive, we tagged on the last word token.
Examples
The capital city, Paris, is the heart of France.
Paris, the capital city, is the heart of France.
The famous inventor Thomas Edison made numerous advancements in technology. (Notes. When the noun phrase is a proper noun, we tag on the last name.)
Thomas Edison, the famous inventor, made numerous advancements in technology.
My brother John is a painter.
My friend, an experienced hiker, has traveled far and wide.
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