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WordSmith Review Questions

 

Check that you are familiar with the main functions of WordSmith.

In Concord, how would you look for look for:

  • tree
  • oak tree
  • tree and trees together
  • all words starting in un...
  • all words ending in ...ization
  • tea followed by coffee within 4 words
  • coffee followed or preceded by tea within 4 words

Using a POS-tagged corpus, how would do you look for:

  • blue as an adjective
  • blue as a noun
  • all comparative adjectives
  • all adjectives
  • play as a singular noun
  • play and plays as nouns
  • plays as a verb
  • on as a preposition (e.g. "the book is on the table")
  • on as a particle (e.g. "Move on, please")