Table 2.

POS tag mapping to LGP rules

Tag	Description of tag	LGP rule	Description of rule class
NN	common noun, sing.	words.n.4	singular nouns that can be mass or countable
NNS	common noun, pl.	words.n.2.s	plural nouns ending in "-s"
NNP	proper noun, sing.	CAPITALIZED-WORDS	generic category for words with a capitalized first character
NNPS	proper noun, pl.	PL-CAPITALIZED-WORDS	capitalized words ending in "-s"
JJ	adjective, base	UNKNOWN-WORD.a	MG rule for adjectives
JJR	adjective, comparative	words.adj.2	comparative adjectives
JJS	adjective, superlative	words.adj.3	superlative adjectives
VB	verb, base	words.v.6.1	optionally transitive verbs (base form)
VBD	verb, past tense	words.v.6.3	optionally transitive verbs ("-ed" form)
VBZ	verb, present 3rd pers.	words.v.2.2	optionally transitive verbs ("-s" form)
VBP	verb, present non-3rd	words.v.6.1	optionally transitive verbs (base form)
VBG	verb, gerund	ING-WORDS	MG rule for words ending with "-ing" (noun or verb)
VBN	verb, past participle	ED-WORDS	MG rule for words ending with "-ed" (verb or adjective)
CD	number	NUMBERS	MG rule for numbers
RB	adverb, base	words.adv.1	ordinary manner adverbs