Revision: 9795
http://languagetool.svn.sourceforge.net/languagetool/?rev=9795&view=rev
Author: gulp21-1
Date: 2013-03-26 21:23:21 +0000 (Tue, 26 Mar 2013)
Log Message:
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[en] Use of continuous form with non-action verbs
Modified Paths:
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trunk/languagetool/languagetool-language-modules/en/src/main/resources/org/languagetool/rules/en/grammar.xml
Modified:
trunk/languagetool/languagetool-language-modules/en/src/main/resources/org/languagetool/rules/en/grammar.xml
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trunk/languagetool/languagetool-language-modules/en/src/main/resources/org/languagetool/rules/en/grammar.xml
2013-03-26 21:22:53 UTC (rev 9794)
+++
trunk/languagetool/languagetool-language-modules/en/src/main/resources/org/languagetool/rules/en/grammar.xml
2013-03-26 21:23:21 UTC (rev 9795)
@@ -5665,6 +5665,53 @@
<!-- Grammar -->
<!--
====================================================================== -->
<category name="Grammar" type="grammar">
+ <rulegroup id="NON_ACTION_CONTINUOUS" name="Use of continuous form
with non-action verbs">
+ <rule>
+ <pattern>
+ <token regexp="yes">had|has|have</token>
+ <token>been</token>
+ <token
regexp="yes">knowing|belonging|meaning|supposing</token>
+ </pattern>
+ <message>The verb <match no="3" postag="VB"/> is usually not
used with a continuous form, use the simple form instead. Suggestion:
<suggestion>\1 <match no="3" postag="VBN"/></suggestion></message>
+
<url>http://www.eslbase.com/grammar/present-perfect-continuous</url>
+ <short>Probably incorrect use of continuous form</short>
+ <example type="incorrect" correction="had known">He
<marker>had been knowing</marker> it.</example>
+ <example type="correct">He <marker>had known</marker>
it.</example>
+ </rule>
+ <rule>
+ <pattern>
+ <token regexp="yes">were|was</token>
+ <token
regexp="yes">knowing|belonging|meaning|supposing</token>
+ </pattern>
+ <message>The verb <match no="2" postag="VB"/> is usually not
used with a continuous form, use the simple form instead. Suggestion:
<suggestion><match no="2" postag="VBD"/></suggestion></message>
+ <url>http://www.eslbase.com/grammar/past-continuous</url>
+ <short>Probably incorrect use of continuous form</short>
+ <example type="incorrect" correction="knew">She <marker>was
knowing</marker> it.</example>
+ <example type="correct">He <marker>knew</marker> it.</example>
+ </rule>
+ <rule>
+ <pattern>
+ <token>is</token>
+ <token
regexp="yes">knowing|belonging|meaning|supposing</token>
+ </pattern>
+ <message>The verb <match no="2" postag="VB"/> is usually not
used with a continuous form, use the simple form instead. Suggestion:
<suggestion><match no="2" postag="VBZ"/></suggestion></message>
+ <url>http://www.eslbase.com/grammar/present-continuous</url>
+ <short>Probably incorrect use of continuous form</short>
+ <example type="incorrect" correction="knows">She <marker>is
knowing</marker> it.</example>
+ <example type="correct">He <marker>knows</marker> it.</example>
+ </rule>
+ <rule>
+ <pattern>
+ <token regexp="yes">am|are|were</token>
+ <token
regexp="yes">knowing|belonging|meaning|supposing</token>
+ </pattern>
+ <message>The verb <match no="2" postag="VB"/> is usually not
used with a continuous form, use the simple form instead. Suggestion:
<suggestion><match no="2" postag="VBP"/></suggestion></message>
+ <url>http://www.eslbase.com/grammar/present-continuous</url>
+ <short>Probably incorrect use of continuous form</short>
+ <example type="incorrect" correction="know">I <marker>am
knowing</marker> it.</example>
+ <example type="correct">I <marker>know</marker> it.</example>
+ </rule>
+ </rulegroup>
<rulegroup id="DONT_NEEDS" name="don't ... 3rd person verb">
<rule>
<pattern>
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