diff --git a/Restructure_Instructions/Restructure_Instructions.md b/Restructure_Instructions/Restructure_Instructions.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..010b9269 --- /dev/null +++ b/Restructure_Instructions/Restructure_Instructions.md @@ -0,0 +1,21 @@ +**Make a new branch off of Restructure.** + +**Forms Found in the English ULB** + * Paste the heading and all the alphabetized words forms to the bottom of the page. + * Leave one blank line between the heading and the word forms. + * Leave one blank line at the bottom of the page. + +**Synonyms and Related Words** + * Paste the heading under the headword line. + * Leave a blank line and paste the alphabetized word forms under it. + * The optimal final product will consist of only words and derived forms, but no inflections. + * A derived form usually is of a different part of speech, e.g., "amazed," "amazement." + * An inflected form is of the same part of speech, e.g., "believes," "believed." + * Remove -ing, -ed, and -en unless the word is a noun or an adjective. + * Change plural and possessive noun forms to unmarked forms. + * Change past and 3rd singular present verb forms to unmarked forms. + * Delete helping verbs. + * Delete anything else that you don't feel is crucial. (This process leaves science and becomes an art at some point.) + * Delete ellipses or replace with "a" or "someone" or "something" as necessary. + * Delete any duplicates. + * Alphabetize the new list. \ No newline at end of file