OLiA Annotation Model for the English QTag tagset by Oliver Mason 2008 created 2010-04-06 updated Christian Chiarcos, chiarcos@uni-potsdam.de These are wh-determiner, e.g. "what", "which", "whatever", "whichever". These are general determiner, e.g. "a"," the", "this", "that". This is a class, we inserted to structure the tagset. This is a class, we inserted to structure the tagset. This is a class, we inserted to structure the tagset. These are comparative adjectives e.g. "nearer". This is a class, we inserted to structure the tagset. This is used for the present form "has". This is used for the past participle form "had". These are foreign words, e.g. "ante", "de". These are personal pronouns, e.g. "I", "we", "they", "you". This is used for the past form "had". This is used for the present participle or gerund form "having". This is a class, we inserted to structure the tagset. These are adverbial particles, e.g. "back", "up". This is used for "was". These are superlative adjectives e.g. "nearest". These are possessive pronouns, e.g. "my", "his". This is used for a verb in third person, e.g. "believes". This is a class, we inserted to structure the tagset. These are general adjectives e.g. "near". This is used for a verb in present participle or gerund, e.g. "believing". This is used for a verb in past participle, e.g. "believied". This is used for the present participle form "being". These are comparative adverbs, e.g. "sooner", "easier". These are coordinating conjunctions, e.g. "and", "or". These are possessive particles, e.g. "´", "-s" like in "John's house." This is a class, we inserted to structure the tagset. These are indefinite pronouns, e.g. "anyone", "everybody", "nothing". This is a class, we inserted to structure the tagset. This is used for "have". These are the negative markers, e.g. "not", "n't". This is a class, we inserted to structure the tagset. These are symbols or formulas, e.g. "US$500", "R300". This is used for the past participle form "been". This is a class, we inserted to structure the tagset. These are prepositions, e.g. "on", "of". These are superlative adverbs, e.g. "easiest", "soonest". This is used for the past participle form "done". This is used for the past participle form "doing". These are singular or plural common nouns, e.g. "action", "actions". These are interjections and exclamations. These are ordinal numbers, e.g. "first", "2nd". These are wh-pronouns, e.g. "who", "that". These are singular or plural proper nouns, e.g. "Thailand", "Thatcher", "Americas", "Atwells". This is used for "do". This is a class, we inserted to structure the tagset. This is used for "were". These are modal auxiliaries, e.g. "might", "will". These are subordinating conjunctions, e.g."until". These are general adverbs e.g. "chronically", "deep". This is used for the present form "am". These are wh-adverbs, e.g. "how", "where", "when", "why". This is used for the present form "are". These are possessive wh-pronouns, e.g. "whose". This is a class, we inserted to structure the tagset. These are predeterminer, e.g. "all", "both", "half". This is used for the present form "is". This is used for a verb in past, e.g. "believed". This is the existential "there". These are reflexive pronouns, e.g. "myself", "himself". This is used for the past form "did". This is used for "be". These are cardinal numbers, e.g. "one", "two", "2", etc. These are punctuation marks, e.g. !, ", ', (, ), -, ., ..., :, ;, ?. This is used for a verb in base form, e.g. "believe". http://www.english.bham.ac.uk/staff/omason/software/qtag-tagset.html pos This is the infinitive marker "to". This is used for the present form "does". VBN BER SYM symbol or formula , , DOG DOZ CD common noun singular NN OD RB ( ( UH DO VB BEN JJS CS HVD POS " BEDZ RBR EX - - DT HV MD PN HVG PP VBG IN NNS common noun plural FW NP proper noun singular ) ) RP DOD proper noun plural NPS HVZ BEG JJR BE : : BEDR WRB RBS BEM . ; ? ! . ; ? ! XNOT VBZ PP$ BEZ HVN VBD CC WP$ JJ WDT PPX DON TO half, all, both PDT