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The phrase-level parser
Figure 4-3: ATN diagram for verb groups
team have?), and of is included in the prepositional phrase of the room. It might
be possible to correctly parse some of these particle constructions using a feature
on the verb. However, such a feature also allows for incorrect recognition of a
preposition as a particle.
4.6.3 The noun group grammar
Figure 4-4 contains the noun group grammar. This is the more complex phrase
grammar. It has many arcs and branches, and many exit tests. There are many
possible sequences to follow in the net; the examples below illustrate some pos-
sible paths and some which are correctly blocked (these are starred).
almost any book *book
about two fifths the book *almost him
the many books *a many books
both these women *both this women
every other book *every other books
any two books *some few books
every few books *a few book
that few books *that much book
that many books *his much money
a woman’s many books *a book women
The noun group grammar contains a number of optional arcs or “sidetracks”.
Examples of cases in which these arcs would be traversed are listed below:
