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4PROBLEMATICCASES EXAMPLE: Realbargainsarehardtocomeby/IN. (vs.Whydon'tyoucomeby/RP?) 12<br />

INorVBG,VBN respectively,notasprepositions(IN). Putativeprepositionsendingin-edor-ingshouldbetaggedaspastparticiples(VBN)orgerunds(VBG), EXAMPLES:Granted/VBNtha<strong>the</strong>iscoming Concerning/VBGyourrequest<strong>of</strong>lastweek According/VBGtoreliablesources Provided/VBNtha<strong>the</strong>comes<br />

INorWDT Whenthatintroducescomplements<strong>of</strong>nouns,itisasubordinatingconjunction(IN).<br />

Butwhenthatintroducesrelativeclauses,itisawh-pronoun(WDT),onaparwithwhich. EXAMPLES:<strong>the</strong>factthat/INyou'rehere<br />

EXAMPLE: amanthat/WDTIknow <strong>the</strong>claimthat/INangelshavewings<br />

JJorJJR Adjectiveswith<strong>the</strong>comparativeending-erandacomparativemeaningaretaggedJJR.Moreandless JJorCD|seeCDorJJ<br />

fur<strong>the</strong>rinfur<strong>the</strong>rdetails,shouldalsosimplybetaggedasJJ. Conversely,adjectiveswith<strong>the</strong>ending-erbutwithoutastrictlycomparativemeaning(\moreX"),like whenusedasadjectives,asinmoreorlessmail,arealsotaggedasJJR.Moreandlesscanalsobetagged asJJRwhen<strong>the</strong>yoccurby<strong>the</strong>mselves;see<strong>the</strong>entries<strong>for</strong><strong>the</strong>sewordsinSection4.2.Adjectiveswitha comparativemeaningbutwithout<strong>the</strong>comparativeending-er,likesuperior,shouldsimplybetaggedasJJ.<br />

JJorJJS<br />

superlativemeaningbutwithout<strong>the</strong>superlativeending-est,likerst,lastorunsurpassed,shouldsimply JJSwhen<strong>the</strong>yoccurby<strong>the</strong>mselves;see<strong>the</strong>entries<strong>for</strong><strong>the</strong>sewordsinSection4.2.Adjectiveswitha betaggedasJJ. asadjectives,asin<strong>the</strong>mostor<strong>the</strong>leastmail,arealsotaggedasJJS.Mostandleastcanalsobetaggedas Adjectiveswith<strong>the</strong>superlativeending-est(aswellasworst)aretaggedasJJS.Mostandleastwhenused<br />

JJRorJJ|seeJJorJJR JJSorJJ|seeJJorJJS JJorNN Nounsthatareusedasmodiers,whe<strong>the</strong>rinisolationorinsequences,shouldbetaggedasnouns(NN, NNS)ra<strong>the</strong>rthanasadjectives(JJ).

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