But continue to use codes for WAS and WERE even when used as an aux. If the child omits the aux. or cop. To determine if the verb is contractible, examine the surface form for phonological restriction. For state verbs, the default value is 3rd person singular. Bound morphemes for verbs that appear without inflection or subject will not be coded.
Negative contractions are to be coded like bound morphemes.
Multiword terms judged to be used consistently in the same form should be coded as a single word. This includes proper nouns and simple common nouns such as swimming pool and french fries. Genitive pronoun substituted for object pronoun.