Preposition Phrasing Dialog Box

Use this dialog box to specify a preposition phrasing for the relationship.

Preposition phrasing can be specified between subject and object entities that include prepositions. For example, the phrase patients are on medications (for illnesses) (at dosages) (for studies) allows the following questions to be answered by English Query:

• "Who is on medication X?"
  
  
• "Who is on medication for heart disease?"
  
  
• "Who is on medication for the XYZ study?"
  
  
• "Who is on medication X for the XYZ study for heart disease?"
  
  
• "Who is on medication X at 100 mg for heart disease for the XYZ study?"

Options

Subject

Select an entity that represents the subject of the relationship.

For example, in patients are on medications (for illnesses) (at dosages) (for studies), patients is the subject.

Preposition

Specify the preposition or prepositions that are used in the expression.

For example, in patients are on medications (for illnesses) (at dosages) (for studies), on is the preposition.

Object

Select an entity that is the object in the relationship.

For example, in patients are on medications (for illnesses) (at dosages) (for studies), medicines is the object.

Add prepositional phrase    

Enter the prepositions and the objects of the prepositions (represented by entities) that further describe the relationship.

For example, in patients are on medications (for illnesses) (at dosages) (for studies), for (preposition) illnesses is the prepositional phrase that further describes the relationship.

See Also

Prepositional Phrasings in Relationships