E.5. English POS Tags
| Tag | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|
| ADJ | (basic) adjective | [a] blue [book], [he is] big |
| ADJCMP | comparative adjective | [he is] bigger, [a] better [question] |
| ADJING | adjectival ing-form | [the] working [men] |
| ADJPAP | adjectival past participle | [a] locked [door] |
| ADJPRON | pronoun (with determiner) or adjective | [the] same; [the] other [way] |
| ADJSUP | superlative adjective | [he is the] biggest; [the] best [cake] |
| ADV | (basic) adverb | today, quickly |
| ADVCMP | comparative adverb | sooner |
| ADVSUP | superlative adverb | soonest |
| ATMENTION | at-mention | @basistechnology |
| CARD | cardinal (except one) | two, 123, IV |
| CARDONE | cardinal one | [at] one [time] ; one [dollar] |
| CM | comma | , |
| COADV | coordination adverbs either, neither | either [by law or by force]; [he didn't come] either |
| COORD | coordinating conjunction | and, or |
| COSUB | subordinating conjunction | because, while |
| COTHAN | conjunction than | [bigger] than |
| DET | determiner | the [house], a [house], this [house], my [house] |
| DETREL | relative determiner whose | [the man] whose [hat ...] |
| email address | [email protected] | |
| EMO | emoji or emoticon | :-) |
| HASHTAG | hashtag | #BlindGuardian |
| INFTO | infinitive marker to | [he wants] to [go] |
| ITJ | interjection | oh! |
| MEAS | measure abbreviation | [50] m. [wide], yd |
| MONEY | currency plus cardinal | $1,000 |
| NOT | negation not | [he will] not [come in] |
| NOUN | common noun | house |
| NOUNING | nominal ing-form | [the] singing [was pleasant], [the] raising [of the flag] |
| ORD | ordinal | 3rd, second |
| PARTPAST | past participle (in subclause) | [while] seated[, he instructed the students]; [the car] sold [on Monday] |
| PARTPRES | present participle (in subclause), gerund | [while] doing [it];[they began] designing [the ship];having [said this ...] |
| POSS | possessive suffix 's | [Peter] 's ; [houses] ' |
| PREDET | pre-determiner such | such [a way] |
| PREP | preposition | in [the house], on [the table] |
| PREPADVAS | preposition or adverbial as | as [big] as |
| PREPADVAS | preposition or adverbial as | as [big] as |
| PRON | (non-personal) pronoun | everybody, this [is ] mine |
| PRONONE | pronoun one | one [of them]; [the green] one |
| PRONPERS | personal pronoun | I, me, we, you |
| PRONREFL | reflexive pronoun | myself, ... |
| PRONREL | relative pronoun who, whom, whose; which; that | [the man] who [wrote that book], [the ship] that capsized |
| PROP | proper noun | Peter, [Mr.] Brown |
| PUNCT | punctuation (other than SENT and CM) | " |
| QUANT | quantifier all, any, both, double, each, enough, every, (a) few, half, many, some |
many [people]; half [the price]; all [your children]; enough [time]; any [of these] |
| QUANTADV | quantifier or adverb much, little | much [better] , [he cares] little |
| QUANTCMP | quantifier or comparative adverb more, less | more [people], less [expensive] |
| QUANTSUP | quantifier or superlative adverb most, least | most [people], least [expensive] |
| SENT | sentence final punctuation | . ! ? : |
| TIT | title | Mr., Dr. |
| URL | URL | http://www.basistech.com/ |
| VAUX | auxiliary (modal) | [he] will [run], [I] won't [come] |
| VBI | infinitive or imperative of be | [he will] be [running]; be [quiet!] |
| VBPAP | past participle of be | [he has] been [there] |
| VBPAST | past tense of be | [he] was [running], [he] was [here] |
| VBPRES | present tense of be | [he] is [running], [he] is [old] |
| VBPROG | ing-form of be | [it is] being [sponsored] |
| VDI | infinitive of do | [He will] do [it] |
| VDPAP | past participle of do | [he has] done [it] |
| VDPAST | past tense of do | [we] did [it], [he] didn't [come] |
| VDPRES | present tense of do | [We] do [it], [he] doesn't [go] |
| VDPROG | ing-form of do | [He is] doing [it] |
| VHI | infinitive or imperative of have | [he would] have [come]; have [a look!] |
| VHPAP | past participle of have | [he has] had [a cold] |
| VHPAST | past tense of have | [he] had [seen] |
| VHPRES | present tense of have | [he] has [been watching] |
| VHPROG | ing-form of have | [he is] having [a good time] |
| VI | verb infinitive or imperative | [he will] go, [he comes to] see; listen [!] |
| VPAP | verb past participle | [he has] played, [it is] written |
| VPAST | verb past tense | [I] went, [he] loved |
| VPRES | verb present tense | [we] go, [she] loves |
| VPROG | verb ing-form | [you are] going |
| VS | verbal 's (short for is or has) | [he] 's [coming] |
| WADV | interrogative adverb | when [did ...], where [did ...], why [did ...] |
| WDET | interrogative determiner | which [book], whose [hat] |
| WPRON | interrogative pronoun | who [is], what [is] |