zenlish_grammar.rb in zenlish-0.1.24

- old
+ new

@@ -46,10 +46,12 @@
   rule 'negated_predicate_sentence' => 'noun_phrase adverb_phrase_opt negation'
   rule 'negated_predicate_sentence' => 'conjunctive_prefix negation'
   rule 'affirmation' => 'IrregularVerbBe predicative_complement'
   rule 'negation' => 'IrregularVerbBe AdverbNot predicative_complement'
   rule 'predicative_complement' => 'noun_phrase'
+  # 3-22b:  X is not the same as before.
+  rule 'predicative_complement' => 'noun_phrase ComparativeParticle Adverb'
   rule 'predicative_complement' => 'adjective_phrase comparative_clause_opt'
   # 3-02d J is one that does this.
   rule 'predicative_complement' => 'adjective_phrase relative_clause_opt'
   # 2-28b X is alive before this moment.
   rule 'predicative_complement' => 'adjective_phrase adverb_phrase noun_phrase_opt'
@@ -64,10 +66,14 @@
   # Case of dropped ´that´ conjunction
   rule 'complex_sentence' => 'AdverbMaybe complex_sentence'
   rule 'complex_sentence' => 'main_clause comma_opt subordinated_clause'
   rule 'complex_sentence' => 'main_clause comma_opt relative_clause'
   rule 'complex_sentence' => 'main_clause comma_opt coordinate_clause'
+  # 3-22d: ..., it changed what I thought about them.
+  rule 'complex_sentence' => 'main_clause conjunctive_prefix'
+  # 3-22d: I cannot see what is inside.
+  rule 'complex_sentence' => 'main_clause ConjunctivePronoun verb_phrase'
   rule 'complex_sentence' => 'subordinated_clause Comma main_clause'
   # 3-03b If J is not true, then K is true.
   rule 'complex_sentence' => 'subordinated_clause Comma LinkingAdverb main_clause'
   # CGE 287d: verb + direct object + infinitive clause (without to)
   rule 'complex_sentence' => 'main_clause infinitive_clause'
@@ -122,10 +128,11 @@
   rule 'tense_opt' => 'tense'
   rule 'tense_opt' => []
   rule 'tense' => 'AuxiliaryBe'
   rule 'tense' => 'AuxiliaryDo'
   rule 'tense' => 'ModalVerbCan'
+  rule 'tense' => 'ModalVerbCould'
 
   #############
   # NOUN PHRASE
   #############
   rule 'noun_phrase_opt' => 'noun_phrase'
@@ -205,9 +212,11 @@
   rule 'head_vp' => 'IrregularVerbSay direct_speech'
   rule 'head_vp' => 'RegularVerbWant Preposition head_vp post_head_vp'
 
   # Cover case where ´that´ conjunction is dropped.
   rule 'head_vp' => 'mental_verb dependent_clause'
+  # 3-21b: ...that you think can cause X to happen.
+  rule 'head_vp' => 'mental_verb tense_verb_phrase'
   # ex. 2-23c
   rule 'head_vp' => 'mental_verb identifying_clause'
 
   rule 'post_head_vp' => 'noun_phrase_opt adverb_phrase_opt prepositional_phrases adverb_phrase_opt'
   rule 'lexical_verb' => 'RegularVerb'