Verb Phrasing Dialog Box

Use this dialog box to specify a verb phrasing for your relationship.

Options

Sentence type

Select the type of sentence structure.

Subject Verb

An example is volcanoes erupt or employees work (for companies).

Subject Verb Object

An example is customers buy products or patients take medicines (for illnesses).

Subject Verb Object Object

An example is salespeople sell customers products or doctors give patients medicine.

Object are Verb

An example is products are tested or cars are driven (on roads).

Object are Verb Object

An example is products are tested or cars are driven (on roads).

Examples of selected phrasing

Display multiple examples of the selected sentence type.

Subject

Select an entity that represents the subject of the relationship. For example, for the verb phrase, salespeople sell briefcases, the entity salesperson represents the subject.

Verb

Enter a verb that describes the action in the relationship. For example, in the verb phrase, salespeople sell briefcases, sell is the verb.

Indirect

Select an entity that contains an indirect object. For example, in the verb phrase, students give teachers answers, teachers is the indirect object.

Direct object

Select an entity that contains a direct object. For example, in the verb phrase, salespeople sell briefcases, briefcases is the direct object.

Add prepositional phrase

Enter the Prepositions and the Object of prepositions that further describe the relationship. For example, in the verb phrasing, products come from the warehouses, from the warehouse is the prepositional phrase.

See Also

Defining Relationship Phrasings

Verb Phrasings in Relationships