Parts of Speech Elements

The parts of speech items in the Construct Palette are used to specify the part of speech for an element. Dragging any of these items into an element column opens the Tag details dialog box for that part of speech. You can then define the element in exactly the same way as in the Select Tag Details for part of speech dialog boxes.

To change the details for a part of speech element, double-click on the label of a part of speech item in an element column. The Tag details dialog box for that element reopens.

• When entering tag details via the Tag details dialog box, the complete words are automatically entered in the element item details area.

• When editing or entering tags by typing the text directly into the element, enter only enough letters to guarantee the uniqueness of the tag.

  Example: To constrain an element so that it must be a participle, only type part into the details area of the VERB element item.

Note Unlike the other element items, the parts of speech require no further definition. To specify all forms of a part of speech, leave the details area blank.

You can specify more than one alternative part of speech by placing the items for those parts of speech next to each other in the element column.

General Examples

Tag Details Entered via Dialog Box	Tag Details Entered Manually	Two Parts of Speech Elements in Column