| Based on the BNF definitions of the MLP English Grammars, listed in Appendix 2 in Naomi Sager, Natural Language Information Processing: A Computer Grammar of English and Its Applications, Addison-Wesley, 1981. |
 As updated for parsing clinical narrative: 101 definitions deleted (unhighlighted dark green), 65 definitions added.
Active definitions and relevant examples are in white.
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| For a list of major MLP lexical categories, see Major MLP lexical categories.
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| Name of BNF Definition | Explanation | Example |
| ADJADJ | Recursive Adjectivals | 17 yr old muscular athletically active male |
| ADJINRN | Adjective occurring as Right adjunct of a Noun (RN) | the people present |
| ADJPREQ | Adjective occurring pre-Quantity | the last 2 visits |
| ANDSTG | Conjunction string headed by 'and' | |
| AND-ORSTG | Conjunction string headed by 'and/or' | |
| APOS | Adjective position in Left adjuncts of Noun (LN) | |
| APPOS | Apposition Noun phrase | her outpatient psychiatrist Dr. YYY |
| ASOBJBE | 'as'+ Object of 'be' | seen as probable diagnosed as being asthmatic |
| ASSERTION | Declarative sentence form | Patient presented with chest pain. |
| ASSERTIONZ | Null Assertion + Sentence Adjunct | He left, and fast. |
| ASSTG | 'as' + string | |
| ASTG | Adjective string as object or predicate | forced open was open |
| ASTGF | Adjective string as FRAGMENT | allergic to penicillin |
| AS-WELL-AS-STG | Conjunction string headed by 'as well as' | |
| AVAR | Adjective and variants: ADJ, VING, VEN | slow gait bleeding gums decreased appetite |
| BESHOW | Subject + Object of 'be' or 'show', as FRAGMENT | lungs clear EKG: normal sinus rhythm |
| BESUBJ | Subject in BESHOW string | |
| BPART | Bodypart or area modifier to the right of a noun | ankle fracture, left |
| BEINGO | 'being' + Object (as object of BE) | He is being difficult. |
| BOTHSTG | 'both' string | |
| BUTSTG | Conjunction string headed by 'but' | |
| C1SHOULD | Tenseless form of ASSERTION | request a biopsy be performed |
| CENTER | Central string of SENTENCE | |
| COMMASTG | Conjunction string headed by a comma | |
| COMPAR | Comparative complement | It is so old that it is decaying. |
| CPDNUMBR | Compound number | one hundred |
| CSSTG | CS (subordinate conjunction) strings | |
| DASHSTG | Dash string | |
| DATEPREP | Date preposition | until, since, etc. |
| DATEVAR | Various forms of date | |
| DPSN | Particle + SN | He found out that we went. |
| DP1 | Adverbial Particle DP as verb object | carry on bear up |
| DP2 | DP + Noun phrase, as verb object | find out the reason add up 3 numbers |
| DP3 | Noun phrase + DP, as verb object | find it out add them up |
| DP4 | DP + 'of' + Noun phrase | the adding up of 3 numbers |
| DPIP | DP + P (preposition) | |
| DPIPN | DP1 + PN | lines up with the vertical looks out for her brother |
| DP2PN | DP2 + PN | line up X1 with X2 |
| DP3PN | DP3 + PN | line it up with X2 |
| DP4PN | 'of'-permutation of DP3 + PN (prepositional phrase) | |
| DSTG | Adverb string as verb object | means well doing poorly |
| EGSTG | Conjunction string headed by 'e.g.' | |
| EKGSTG | Description of wave forms in electrocardiogram (EKG) | 2-3 mm ST depressions in 3 and 5 |
| EITHERSTG | 'either' string | |
| EMBEDDEDQ | Embedded Question | |
| ENDMARK | Punctuation at end of CENTER string | |
| ESPECIALLY-STG | 'especially' string | |
| FORTOVO | 'for' + Subject + 'to' + Verb + Object | For the patient to be admitted |
| FORTOVO-N | 'for' + 'to' + Verb + Object (less one noun phrase-rn Object | the person for John to see |
| FRACTION | Fraction | |
| FRAGMENT | reduced ASSERTION (dropping Subject and/or verb 'be') | on folic acid abdomen soft |
| HOWQASTG | 'how' + Quantifier ('much', 'many') or Adjective + [of] + article | how much of the cake how good an argument |
| HOWQSTG | 'how' + Quantifier ('much', 'many') | how much candy |
| IESTG | Conjunction string headed by 'i.e.' | |
| IMPERATIVE | Imperative sentence in CENTER string | |
| IN-DIM | 'in' + a Dimension word | 2 inches in length |
| IN-LEADS | the leads portion of an EKG report | downsloping ST segments in 2 and 3 and V4 |
| INADDITIONTOSTG | Conjunction string headed by 'in addition to' | |
| INCLUDINGSTG | Conjunction string headed by 'including' | |
| INT-PHRASE | Topic phrase preceding a colon | Anesthesia : spinal |
| INTRODUCER | Initial introductory phrase or conjunction | Or another appointment can be scheduled |
| LA | Left adjunct of Adjective | very tender |
| LAR | Left adjunct of Adjective + Adjective variants + Right adjunct of adjective | very tender, swollen on the right |
| LARl | LAR with limited Right adjuncts, as it occurs to the left of a noun | |
| LD | Left adjunct of adverb | very highly elevated blood sugars |
| LDATE | Left adjunct of date | early 1998, mid March |
| LDATER | Left adjunct of date + Date + Right adjunct of date | 12/25/1999 at 3:00 AM |
| LDR | Left adjunct of adverb + Adverb + Right adjunct of adverb | very highly |
| LEADVAR | names of the EKG leads | in 2 and 3 and V4 |
| LLEADR | Left adjunct of LEADVAR + LEADVAR + Right adjunct of LEADVAR | Q-waves in his inferior leads |
| LCDA | Left part of Compound AdJective | |
| LCDN | Left part of Compound Noun | |
| LCDVA | Left part of Compound Verbal Adjective | a hog raising farm |
| LCS | Left adjunct of CS (subordinate conjunction) | |
| LN | Left adjuncts of the Noun (ordered: TPOS QPOS APOS NPOS) | his 2 most recent PET scan results |
| LNAME | Left adjunct of a Name | Dr. Jones |
| LNAMER | Left adjunct of a name + Name + Right adjunct of name | |
| LNAMESR | Left adjunct of name + possessive form of name | |
| LNR | Left adjuncts of the noun + Noun variants + Right adjuncts of the Noun | elderly patient in no acute distress |
| LNS | Left adjuncts of the possessive noun (N's) | her brother's illness |
| LNSR | Left adjuncts of the noun + N's (possessive-case noun) + limited Right adjuncts of the noun | |
| LP | Left adjunct of Preposition | very near a breakdown |
| LPRO | Left adjunct of Pronoun | even he |
| LQ | Left adjunct of Quantity | about 10 approximately ten |
| LQNR | Left adjunct of Quantity + QN string + Right adjunct of Quantity | approximately 3 mm across |
| LQR | Left adjunct of Quantity + Quantity + Right adjunct of Quantity | about fifty or so |
| LT | Left adjunct of Article (T) | a third of the samples |
| LTR | Left adjunct of Article (T) + T + Right adjunct of T | a third of the samples |
| LV | Left adjunct of Verb | he slightly prefers |
| LVENR | Left adjunct of verb + VEN (past participle) + Right adjunct of verb | abnormally increased in size |
| LVINGR | Left adjunct of Verb + VING (Ving form of Verb) + Right adjunct of verb | which was minor bleeding from the lower GI tract |
| LVR | Left adjunct of verb + tenseless verb (infinitive) + Right adjunct of verb | cannot accurately recall at 5 minutes |
| LVSA | Sentence Adjunct occurring to the Left of VING or VEN in the adjunct strings VINGO and VENPASS | |
| LW | Left adjunct of tense word W | just may |
| LWVR | EKG wave description: LN + WVVAR (wave variants) + Right adjunct of WVVAR | downsloping ST segments in V4 |
| MORE-QN | Limited right recursion of QN | |
| MORE-RA | Limited right recursion of RA | |
| MORE-RV | Limited right recursion of RV | |
| MORESENT | Limited right recursion of SENTENCE | |
| N-PRE-S | Noun within 'wh'-string | results of the cultures, which results were as noted |
| NA | Noun phrase + Adjective, as object | color it purple |
| ND | Noun phrase + Adverb, as object | put it aside |
| NAMEPART | Name part (all parts of proper name preceding surname) | |
| NAMESTG | Name string (as value of NVAR) | |
| NASOBJBE | Noun phrase + 'as' + Object of be | |
| ND | Noun phrase + Adverb (as object) | put it here |
| NEITHERSTG | 'neither' (... 'nor') string | |
| NN | Indirect object Noun phrase + Noun phrase | give him Codeine for his cough |
| NNN | Nouns as Left adjuncts of a Noun | home exercise program |
| NORSTG | conjunction string headed by 'nor' | |
| NOTOPT | Optional | |
| NPDOSE | Noun phrase + Preposition + Dose string | increase Diltiazem to 60 qid |
| NPN | Noun phrase + Prepositional phrase, as object | abstract the data from the chart |
| NPOS | Noun Position in Left adjuncts of Noun (LN) | |
| NPSNWH | Noun phrase + Preposition + SNWH ('wh'-string as a Sentence Nominalization) | |
| NPSVINGO | Noun phrase + Preposition + Subject + VING (-'ing' form of verb) + Object | |
| NPVINGO | Noun phrase + Preposition + VING + Object, as object | I advised him about stopping smoking |
| NPVINGSTG | Noun phrase + Prepositional phrase + VINGSTG (either VINGOFN or NSVINGO) | |
| NQ | Noun phrase + Quantity/Letter | on day 3 Model B spectrophotometer |
| NQ-TIME | Noun phrase + Quantity preceding a time Preposition | day 3 post MI |
| NSNWH | Noun phrase + SNWH ('wh'-string as Sentence Nominalization | |
| NSPOS | Possessive Noun-of-type position of the ordered Left adjuncts of a noun | long lost children's bicycle |
| NSTG | Noun string in Subject or Predicate | She had pain and stiffness , it was she |
| NSTG-PAREN | Noun string occurring in parentheses | |
| NSTGF | Noun string as FRAGMENT | Stage 1 left breast cancer |
| NSTGO | Noun string as Object of Verb or Preposition | She had angioplasty This was new for him |
| NSTGT | Noun string of time | three days prior to admission |
| NSVINGO | N's (possessive-case noun or pronoun) + VINGO | |
| NTHATS | Noun phrase + 'that' + ASSERTION | The patient states that she has stopped smoking |
| NTOBE | Noun phrase + 'to' + 'be' + Object of BE | |
| NTOVO | Noun phrase + 'to' + infinitive verb + Object | discovered her to be anemic want her to enroll |
| NVAR | Noun and variants: Noun, Pronoun, Ving (and others) | aspirin he vomiting a 42 year-old |
| NVSA | Noun + Verb Sequence of the type: 'we know' | It is, we know, unusual. |
| NWHSTG | Noun replacer 'wh'-strings | What he cooks tastes good. contrast with What he cooks depends on what's for sale |
| OBES | Object of 'be' + tensed form of 'be' + Subject of 'be' | Of critical importance is her stopping smoking |
| OBJBE | Non-verbal Objects of 'be' | was a singer is anemic is on Sinemet was here |
| OBJBESA | OBJBE occurring as Sentence Adjunct | Undeterred, he reapplied |
| OBJECT | Object strings of verbs in active voice | |
| OBJECTBE | All the objects of 'be': OBJBE, verbal strings | is anemic being followed was admitted |
| ORNOT | ||
| ONESENT | Definition of SENTENCE as one sentence in a TEXTLET | |
| ORSTG | Conjunction string headed by 'or' | |
| P1 | Preposition as passive object | He was called on it was talked about |
| PASSOBJ | Object strings of verbs in passive voice | |
| PA | Preposition + Adjective | at first |
| PAREN-ADJ | Adjective in Parentheses | large cyst (fluid-filled) on lt shoulder |
| PAREN-FRAG | FRAGMENT in Parentheses | urinalysis shows 2+ for blood (patient menstruating) |
| PAREN-NSTG | NSTG in Parentheses | gold (5 shots) led to rash on face |
| PAREN-RN | RN in Parentheses | left prostrate needle biopsy (manually) |
| PAREN-RV | RV in Parentheses | was treated there (until 12/10/1999) |
| PAREN-SA | SA in Parentheses | symptomatic progression despite anti-inflammatory therapy (although low dose) |
| PARTICULARLYSTG | Conjunction string headed by 'particularly' | |
| PASSOBJ | Position of Passive Object in passive string VENPASS | |
| PD | Preposition + Adverb *** search parses for this *** | she was transferred from there |
| PDATE | Preposition + Date | until 11/14/85 on 09/14/2000 |
| PERMUTATION | Permuted forms of the CENTER ASSERTION string | |
| PDOSE | Preposition + Dose | Zocor was decreased to 30 mg qhs |
| PERUNIT | 'per' + unit | per hour; per cc; %; per cent |
| PLUSSTG | Conjunction string headed by 'plus' | |
| PN | Prepositional phrase (Preposition + Noun phrase) | since last visit |
| PNN | Prepositional phrase + Noun phrase (permuted form of NPN) | |
| PNSNWH | Prepositional phrase + SNWH ('wh'-string as Sentence Nominalization) | |
| PNTHATS | Prepositional phrase + THATS ('that' + ASSERTION) | It seems to him that he is improving |
| PQUANT | Preposition + Quantity phrase | BP increased to 150 / 80 drainage increased to 500 cc / hr |
| PROC | Procedure element in BESHOW | Chest xray : improvement in basilar opacity |
| PNTHATSVO | Prepositional phrase + 'that' + tenseless ASSERTION | |
| PNVINGSTG | Prepositional phrase + VINGSTG (either VINGOFN or NSVINGO) | |
| PROSENT | Pronoun that refers to a preceding sentence | |
| PSNWH | Preposition + SNWH ('wh'-string as Sentence Nominalization) | |
| PSTG | A subset of prepositional object strings used in the lexicon | |
| PSVINGO | Preposition + SVINGO (Subject + Ving form of verb + Object) | argues for him being discharged |
| PTIME | Preposition + Time expression | at 3 AM |
| PVINGO | Preposition + VINGO (Ving form of Verb + Object) | from playing tennis |
| PVINGSTG | Preposition + VINGSTG (either VINGOFN or NSVINGO) | |
| PWHERES | Preposition + 'where' string | landed 20 yards from where he was struck |
| PWHNQ | Preposition + 'wh'-containing Noun phrase + yes-no QuestIOn | From which side did they enter? |
| PWHNQ-PN | Preposition + 'wh'-containing Noun phrase + yes-no Question less a PN (prepositional phrase) in Object | To whom is it attributed? |
| PWHNS | Preposition + 'wh'-containing Noun phrase + ASSERTION | the girl from whose apartment it was taken |
| PWHNS-PN | Preposition + 'wh'-containing Noun phrase + ASSERTION leSS a PN in object | the artist to whom it is attributed |
| PWHQ | Preposition + 'wh'-word + yes-no Question | For whom was it ordered? |
| PWHQ-PN | Preposition + 'wh'-word + yes-no Question less a PN in Object | On what is it based? |
| PWHS | Preposition + 'wh'-word + ASSERTION | from which she would recover over the next five minutes |
| PWHS-PN | Preposition + 'wh'-word + ASSERTION less a PN in object | On whom we can rely |
| Q-ASSERT | Assertion used in analyzing comparative | |
| Q-CONJ | Body of conjunction string following a coordinate conjunction. Generated during processing. | |
| Q-INVERT | Inverted assertion used in analyzing comparative | |
| Q-OF | Quantity + 'of' preceding 'wh'-word | 3 of which were positive |
| Q10S | Quantity (in unities of 10) | patient in her 70s beats in the 40s per minute |
| QN | Quantity + Noun (where Noun is a unit) | 3 inch 2 mm |
| QNREP | Repeated QN sequence | 4 lb. 2 oz. |
| QNS | Quantifier + possessive unit noun | a 4 month's history of headaches |
| QNPOS | Position of the QN string and NQ string in the ordered Left adjuncts of a noun | |
| Q-PHRASE | 'ever', 'usual', 'necessary' in comparative | We will wait as long as usual. |
| QN-OF | Quantity + Noun + 'of' as Left adjunct of N | 2 days of abdominal pain |
| QN-TIME | Quantity + Noun as Left adjunct of time preposition | 2 days after admission |
| QPER | Quantity + '/' + unit Noun in QVAR | a 10 / cc solution |
| QPERUNIT | Quantity + forms of 'per' + unit | She tries to limit it to just one per day |
| QPOS | Quantity Position of the ordered Left adjuncts of a noun. | |
| QUANT | Quantity expression | 150 / 80 500 cc / hr |
| QUESTION | Question as CENTER string of a SENTENCE | |
| QVAR | Quantity Variants | 3 3 out of 5 10 / cc |
| RA | Right adjuncts of an Adjective | unwilling to have the procedure |
| RA.1 | 'enough' or NULL as Right adjunct of an Adjective occurring as Left adjunct of a noun | |
| RANGE | a range of values | within 2 - 3 hours; 10 - 20; 10 to 20 |
| RATIO | values in the form Q/Q | 2+ / 2 |
| RD | Right adjunct of an Adverb (nil, for conformity to LXR type definition) | |
| RDATE | Right adjunct of Date | |
| REG-ADJ | special for 'regular' | Pulse 64 and regular |
| RLEAD | Right adjunct of EKG lead | |
| RN | Right adjunct position of a Noun (repeatable) | |
| RNOPTS | Right adjuncts of a Noun | |
| RNAME | Right adjuncts of a Name | |
| RNP | Strings beginning with a Preposition as Right adjuncts of a Noun phrase | |
| RN*R | Right adjuncts of a Noun phrase (*R indicates adjunction is repeatable) | |
| RNSUBJ | Right adjuncts of a Noun Subject at a distance | A procedure is described which. .. |
| RNWH | Relative clause ('wh'-string), as Right adjunct of a Noun | a cortisone injection which provided relief |
| RQ | Right adjunct of a quantity | two thirds or so |
| RSUBJ | Roving noun adjunct, quantifier type | They each concluded that... We are all amazed |
| RT | Right adjunct of Article (nil, defined for conformity to LXR type definition) | |
| RV | Right adjunct of a Verb | evaluate endoscopically |
| RW | Right adjunct of tense word | He is not coming she can barely lift her arm |
| RWV | Right adjunct position of a Wave-form word | |
| RWVOPTS | Right adjuncts of Wave-form word | 2 mm ST depression in 2 and 3 |
| S-N | Assertion less one Noun phrase (headless relative clause) | the suggestion we made |
| SA | Sentence Adjunct position | |
| SA-LAST | SA as last element of a string | |
| SACONJ | limited Sentence Adjuncts following a Conjunction | and in the meantime |
| SAOPTS | Sentence Adjuncts | at night because it is easier usually because it is easier for him |
| SASOBJBE | Subject + 'as' + Object of 'be' | accept her as an outpatient |
| SAWH | 'wh'-strings in the set of Sentence Adjuncts | |
| SAWHICHSTG | 'which'-string (relative clause) as Sentence Adjunct | She left, which surprised him. |
| SAZ | Adjunct of a zeroed Sentence under conjunction | He left, and fast. |
| SCALESTG | Scale string (Dimension words in a measurement phrase) | 2 inches in length one cm wide |
| SECT-NAME | Section Name in a clinical document | ASSESSMENT PLAN IMPRESSION MEDICATIONS |
| SECTION | Position for Section Name in a clinical document | |
| SENTENCE | Root node for parsing one or more sentences | |
| SN | Sentence Nominalization | |
| SNWH | 'wh'-string as a Sentence Nominalization | |
| SOBJBE | Subject + Object of 'be' | consider it necessary maintain him stable |
| SOBJBESA | Subject + Object of 'be' occurring as Sentence Adjunct -- | |
| STOVO-N | Subject + TOVO-N string as object | |
| SUBO | Subordinate conjunction + Object of 'be' | when conscious of my observation |
| SUB1 | Subordinate conjunction + Assertion | because her blood pressure has been well controlled |
| SUB1-PHRASE | Subordinate conjunction phrase | He is responsive in that he would open his eyes |
| SUB2 | Subordinate conjunction + VENPASS (passive verb with its passive object) | since last documented |
| SUB3 | Subordinate conjunction + VINGO (Ving form of verb + Object) | since being on Prednisone |
| SUB4 | Subordinate conjunction + VING string (either VINGOFN or NSVINGO) | |
| SUB5 | Subordinate conjunction + SVINGO (Subject + Ving form of verb + Object) | without anyone noticing it |
| SUB6 | Subordinate conjunction + Subject + Object of 'be' | with noone on the premises |
| SUB7 | Subordinate conjunction + SVEN | |
| SUB8 | Subordinate conjunction (as) + partial inverted Assertion | as were the other medications |
| SUB9 | Subordinate conjunction + infinitive verb + Object | in order to break this cycle in order to gain control |
| SUB11 | Time phrase (TM-PHRASE) + Assertion | during which time he remained unconscious |
| SUB12 | 'should' + tenseless Assertion | instruct to call should she have any fevers |
| SUB13 | SUB1-PHRASE + Assertion | He is responsive in that he would open his eyes |
| SUBJECT | Position of Subject in Assertion | |
| SVEN | Subject + passive verb with its passive object (VENPASS) | She does not need it drained at this time |
| SVINGO | Subject + Ving form of verb + Object | noticed him breathing irregularly |
| SVO | Subject + tenseless Verb + Object | recommend she be admitted |
| T-DATE | 'the' + a span of time given by decade | during the 70's |
| TENSE | Tense word with left and right adjuncts | will, can, just may, should |
| TEXTLET | Definition allowing for multiple sentences | |
| THANSTG | Conjunction string headed by 'than' | |
| THATS | 'that' + ASSERTION | the fact that his hands and face appear to be turning blue, We think that he could benefit from it |
| THATS-N | 'that' + ASSERTION less one Noun phrase (relative clause with word 'that' instead of 'wh'-word) | |
| THIS-THAT | 'this' or 'that' used adjectively | Her blood pressure has not been this elevated |
| TITLE | A Title used as part of a name | Mr. Ms. |
| TOBE | 'to' + 'be' as tenseless Verb + Object | |
| TOSTG | 'to' + Adjective as Right adjunct of Adjective stating a range | It's color was pinkish to red |
| TOVO | 'to' + tenseless Verb + Object | They intend to treat medically initially She will try to stop smoking |
| TOVO-N | 'to' + tenseless Verb + Object less one Noun phrase in Object | the person to contact |
| TPOS | Article (definer) position in LN | |
| TQ | 'each' or 'all' in adjunct string | each lasting 3 minutes |
| TQVINGO | TQ + Ving of Verb + Object | each lasting 3 minutes |
| TSUBJVO | Tense + Subject + tenseless Verb + Object | Nor was there paradoxical motion of his abdomen Nor did she have any associated nausea |
| TVO | Tense + tenseless Verb + Object | Will do PAP smear in 2 weeks |
| VENPASS | VEN (past participle) + Passive Object | Patient was admitted for coronary angiography which was performed yesterday |
| VERB | tensed or tenseless Verb with optional left and Right adjuncts | She coughed alot He was not able to sleep |
| VERBl | tense-word or tensed 'be' or 'have' in Question | |
| VERB2 | 2nd Verb position in Question | |
| VINGO | Ving form of Verb + Object | She was sleeping suggest obtaining MRI tomorrow pain radiating to the shoulder |
| VINGOFN | Ving + 'of' + Noun phrase | |
| VINGSTG | VING string (NSVINGO or VINGOFN) | |
| VINGSTGPN | VING string + PN (prepositional phrase) | |
| VO | tenseless Verb + Object | Schedule followup Obtain last lab results |
| VVAR | Verb Variants (tensed or tenseless verb) | goes will go |
| WHATS-N | 'what' + ASSERTION less one Noun phrase | That is what he said |
| WHEN-PHRASE | Time phrase in WHENS | at which point during which |
| WHENS | 'when' or WHEN-PHRASE or NULL + ASSERTION ('when' can be omitted (NULL) if string adjoins time-noun) | Until 08/27/1996 when she developed substernal chest pain The day he fell |
| WHERES | 'where' + ASSERTION | where a neurology consult was obtained |
| WHETHS | 'whether' + ASSERTION | to determine whether or not she needed catheterization Or whether they occurred at all |
| WHETHS | 'whether' + TOVO | whether to catheterize |
| WHOSEG | 'who' + Tense + Verb + Object, as FRAGMENT (for run-on sentences ending in 'who' string | Patient presented with [...], who could speak only Russian |
| WHOSES | 'whose' + Assertion | whose last admission was in 03/18/1990 |
| WHETHTOVO | 'whether' (or other 'wh'-words) + 'to' + Verb + Object | |
| WHEVERS-N | 'wh'-ever ('whoever', 'whenever', 'whichever', 'Whatever') + ASSERTION Less one Noun phrase | |
| WHLN | 'wh'-word ('whose', 'which', 'what', 'how' string) as a Left-adjunct of a Noun | |
| WHN | Noun phrase or VINGOFN string carrying a 'wh'-word | |
| WHNQ-N | 'wh'-containing Noun phrase + yes-no (less one Noun phrase) | |
| QUESTION | Question as CENTER string of a SENTENCE | |
| WHNS-N | 'wh'-containing Noun phrase + ASSERTION less one Noun phrase | |
| WHQ | 'wh'-word + yes-no QUESTION | |
| WHQ-N | 'wh'-word + yes-no QUESTION or ASSERTION less one Noun phrase | |
| WHS-N | 'wh'-word + ASSERTION less one Noun phrase | which he has come to call () angina, that () was markedly abnormal |
| WVVAR | waveform variants in EKG sentence | 4 mm ST segment depression |
| YESNOQ | Yes-No QUESTION | Have you a book? Did she leave? |
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