English is really bad now!

[vidma]

SimpleNLG seem even not to do simple even things automatically for English:

• correct negation
• choosing between to/-ing/ or nothing automatically.
  • e.g. I want to go
  • I go.
  • I want to go
  • I like cheating
  • I eat

This may be also related to the fact that everything is based on the French version and English lexicon is minimalistic.

Fixed:

• recognize the current form of the nouns (e.g. We becomes singular, 3rd person!)

[vidma]

recognize the current form of the nouns (e.g. We becomes singular, 3rd person!)

with word to be/want/argue and any these give 3rd person singular. Problem seem to be in the factory works correctly:

• I am handsome fails: you/we/they is

very intresting. all these were written with capitalized first letter, and thereforthe they were failing to be identified as pronouns and all got 3rd person singular! :)

Fixed!

[vidma]

choosing between to/-ing/ or nothing automatically

It seems simpleNLG dod not do this automatically. a simple solution for now is to set gerund/infinitive manually depending on the "modal" used.

The four main modals shall be a good start: want/have - infinitive (want to eat) like/be - gerund can - bare infinitive

classify more words and their combinations

the only way to accomplish this seem to be creating a subClause that is complementiser of the main clause having modal.

I want/like [subject + modal] --> complement: [to eat/eating: separate clause with Form set to INFINITIVE/GERUND]

[vidma]

now English seem to be working fairly nice with the limited set of modals. We have to classify the other modals, and see if it would be possible eather to guess the correct form or allow user to choose it.

[vidma]

more on gerunds/infinitives: http://www.englishpage.com/gerunds/part_1.htm

word listings: http://www.englishpage.com/gerunds/gerund_or_infinitive_same_list.htm

http://www.englishpage.com/gerunds/infinitive_list.htm

http://www.englishpage.com/gerunds/gerund_list.htm