You could look at the skip-statement in the wiki; that shows stuff like this.
Ruud > Hi, > > I'm trying to write a rule that identifies missing question marks in > interrogative sentences which start with a verb e.g. Is, Are, Should, > Could, Can etc... > > Is a paperless office really possible? <-- correct > Is a paperless office really possible <-- incorrect > Is a paperless office really possible. <-- incorrect > > Below is my attempt at writing the rule, but it does not work. > > <pattern> > > <token postag="SENT_START"/> > > <token postag="VBZ"/><!-- Sentence that starts with a verb --> > > <token regexp="yes">[\s\S]*</token>--><!-- match any string i.e. any > sequence of words --> > > <token negate="yes">?</token><!-- detect if sentence does not end with a > question mark --> > > <token postag="SENT_END"/> > > </pattern> > I'm guessing there is something wrong with the third token i.e. where I am > attempting to match any sequence of words. > > Any advice on how to get this working would be appreciated. > > Thanks > Robin. > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Slashdot TV. > Video for Nerds. Stuff that matters. > http://tv.slashdot.org/_______________________________________________ > Languagetool-devel mailing list > Languagetool-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/languagetool-devel > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Slashdot TV. Video for Nerds. Stuff that matters. http://tv.slashdot.org/ _______________________________________________ Languagetool-devel mailing list Languagetool-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/languagetool-devel
