English Query
Adjective Phrasings in Relationships
When a relationship between entities is expressed with an adjective, use adjective phrasing to define the relationship. The adjective can be:
- A single word not represented by a field.
- Part of a
database object that represents an entity. - A measurement.
When specifying the adjective phrasing that describes the relationship between the subject and the adjectives or entities that contain adjectives, you are providing information to answer questions such as:
- "Which people are old?"
- "Which people are young?"
Adjective phrasing also provides the information needed to answer trait-like questions for measurement and entity adjectives only:
- "What is John Smith's age," as well as "What is the age of John Smith?"
In addition, specifying a measurement adjective phrasing allows questions that use the
- "Is John older than Mary?" (comparative)
- "Who is the youngest employee?" (superlative)