A Wordnet from the Ground Up

186 Appendix A. Tests for Lexico-semantic RelationsTest for verbs (T. V)1. X and Y are kinds of actions2. If someone is doing X, they are notdoing Y at the same time3. If someone is doing Y, they are notdoing X at the same timeIf someone is pouring something in,they are not pouring it outIf someone is pouring something out,they are not pouring it inTest for adjectives (T. VI)1. Contradictory and complementaryLUsa. It is untrue that someone/somethingis X and Y at the same timeb. It is untrue that someone/somethingis not X and not Y at the same time2. Opposite LUsa. It is untrue that someone/somethingis X and Y at the same timeb. It is true that someone/something isnot X and not Y at the same timeIt is untrue that someone/somethingis alive and dead at the same timeIt is untrue that someone/somethingis not alive and not dead at the sametimeIt is untrue that someone/somethingis long and short at the same timeIt is true that someone/something isnot long and not short at the sametimeConversionTest for nouns (T. VII)1. p1 and p2 are nouns Husband and wife are nouns2. If X is Y’s p1 If X is Y’s husband3. then Y is X’s p2 then Y is X’s wifeTest for verbs (T. VIII)1. p1 and p2 are predicates with at least two arguments2. If X p1 Y If X is buying something from Y3. then Y p2 X then Y is selling something to X