30:[] 2e:{"title":"compromise-verbs","cells":[{"id":0,"value":"md`# compromise-verbs\n\n\nA #Verb is an action being done to a #Noun in a sentence. \nIn english, verbs can be \\`#PastTense\\` \\`#PresentTense\\` or \\`#Gerund\\`.\nThe 'root-form' is called an \\`#Infinitive\\`.\n\nVerb-phrases can be built with \\`#Auxiliary\\` words, such as *'will have walked'* \n\nVerbs can be paired with a \\`#Particle\\` such as 'walk out' (to become a \\`#PhrasalVerb\\`).\n\nVerbs can be directions, such as *'get out!'* and are called \\`#Imperative\\`.\n\nVerbs are complicated things.\n\nin **[compromise](https://observablehq.com/@spencermountain/nlp-compromise)**:\n* a verb may be multiple words, like **\"will be going\"**\n\n* a verb may include negatives, like **\"must not continue\"**\n\n* a verb may be described by an #Adverb, like **\"quickly running\"**\n\nyou can get all these words together, by calling **doc.verbs()**.\n\n---\n\nget individual \\`#Verb\\` words:\n`","pinned":false,"hidden":false,"mode":"ojs"},{"id":352,"value":"nlp('Somebody once told me the world is gonna roll me').match('#Verb').out('array')","pinned":true,"hidden":false,"mode":"ojs"},{"id":2,"value":"nlp('Somebody once told me the world is gonna roll me').verbs().out('array')","pinned":true,"hidden":false,"mode":"ojs"},{"id":110,"value":"md`\n\n---\n## **.verbs()**:\n\\`.verbs()\\` will find and interpret any verb-phrases in the document. It also extends the View with some extra handy methods:\n`\n","pinned":false,"hidden":false,"mode":"ojs"},{"id":113,"value":"md`\n---\n### **.verbs().json()** :\noverloaded output with verb metadata\n`","pinned":false,"hidden":false,"mode":"ojs"},{"id":203,"value":"nlp('a buck eh, that gives me an idea').verbs().json()[0]","pinned":true,"hidden":false,"mode":"ojs"},{"id":109,"value":"md`\n### **.verbs().adverbs()**:\nreturn the adverbs describing this verb.\n`","pinned":false,"hidden":false,"mode":"ojs"},{"id":205,"value":"nlp(\"it's quite funny\").match('is').verbs().adverbs().text()","pinned":true,"hidden":false,"mode":"ojs"},{"id":207,"value":"md`note that this method only returns adverbs **on a verb**, like \\`'walked quickly'\\` and not on Adjectives, like \\`'very cool'\\`.`","pinned":false,"hidden":false,"mode":"ojs"},{"id":210,"value":"nlp(\"you and your whole lousy operation stink\").verbs().adverbs().text()","pinned":true,"hidden":false,"mode":"ojs"},{"id":116,"value":"md`\n---\n\n## Conjugation\ncompromise can flip verbs into their different tenses with some accuracy. This is how we can produce such a large word-list, using very-little data.\n\nYou may find some overlap between the conjugate methods in **verbs()** and the conjugate methods in **[the .sentences() plugin](https://observablehq.com/@spencermountain/compromise-sentences)**. \n\nIn general, if you want to ensure the sentence remains valid and grammatical, use \\`'.sentences().toPastTense()'\\` instead of \\`'.verbs().toPastTense()'\\`, because it looks harder at the sentence, and is a little smarter.\n\n*but not much!*\n\n---\n\n### **.verbs().conjugate()**:\nreturn all forms of these verbs\n`","pinned":false,"hidden":false,"mode":"ojs"},{"id":216,"value":"nlp('I’m looking for Amanda Hugginkiss').verbs().conjugate()[0]","pinned":true,"hidden":false,"mode":"ojs"},{"id":289,"value":"nlp('i should really study').verbs().conjugate()[0]","pinned":true,"hidden":false,"mode":"ojs"},{"id":119,"value":"md`\n### **.verbs().toPastTense()** :\n\\`'will go' → 'went'\\`\n`","pinned":false,"hidden":false,"mode":"ojs"},{"id":218,"value":"nlp('we get it, you vape').verbs().toPastTense().all().text()","pinned":true,"hidden":false,"mode":"ojs"},{"id":122,"value":"md`\n### **.verbs().toPresentTense()**:\n\\`'walked' → 'walks'\\`\n`","pinned":false,"hidden":false,"mode":"ojs"},{"id":220,"value":"nlp('nobody liked Milhouse!').verbs().toPresentTense().all().text()","pinned":true,"hidden":false,"mode":"ojs"},{"id":125,"value":"md`\n### **.verbs().toFutureTense()**:\n\\`'walked' → 'will walk'\\`\n`","pinned":false,"hidden":false,"mode":"ojs"},{"id":222,"value":"nlp(`we're not worthy!`).verbs().toFutureTense().all().text()","pinned":true,"hidden":false,"mode":"ojs"},{"id":128,"value":"md`\n### **.verbs().toInfinitive()**:\n\\`'walks' → 'walk'\\`\n\nan *'infinitive'* is the root form, or 'stemmed' version of a verb. \n\nIt is often used when telling someone to do something, or with a modal like 'should/must'.\n`","pinned":false,"hidden":false,"mode":"ojs"},{"id":231,"value":"nlp(`chilling out max and relaxing all cool.`).verbs().toInfinitive().all().text()","pinned":true,"hidden":false,"mode":"ojs"},{"id":131,"value":"\nmd`\n### **.verbs().toGerund()**:\n\\`'walks' → 'walking'\\`\n\na *'gerund'* is sometimes called *'present continuous'*. \n\nSorry for the terminology, it is just easier to spell than *'continuous'*.\n`\n","pinned":false,"hidden":false,"mode":"ojs"},{"id":233,"value":"nlp(\"All my life I’ve had one dream, to accomplish my many goals.\").verbs().toGerund().all().text()","pinned":true,"hidden":false,"mode":"ojs"},{"id":134,"value":"\nmd`\n---\n## Negation\ncompromise can make a verb say the opposite thing. Mostly this just involves adding a 'not' in the right place, but this can also get a pretty tricky.\n\nNegations in contractions (like *isn't*) are respected.\n\n### **.verbs().toNegative()**:\n\\`'went' → 'did not go'\\`\n`","pinned":false,"hidden":false,"mode":"ojs"},{"id":238,"value":"nlp(`you are lisa simpson`).verbs().toNegative().all().text()","pinned":true,"hidden":false,"mode":"ojs"},{"id":137,"value":"md`\n### **.verbs().toPositive()**:\n\\`\"didn't study\" → 'studied'\\`\n`\n","pinned":false,"hidden":false,"mode":"ojs"},{"id":239,"value":"nlp(\"okay, don't use reverse psychology\").verbs().toPositive().all().text()","pinned":true,"hidden":false,"mode":"ojs"},{"id":140,"value":"md`\n### **.verbs().isNegative()**:\nreturn verbs with 'not'\n`","pinned":false,"hidden":false,"mode":"ojs"},{"id":241,"value":"nlp(`we're not gonna take it`).verbs().isNegative().out('array')","pinned":true,"hidden":false,"mode":"ojs"},{"id":143,"value":"\nmd`\n### **.verbs().isPositive()**:\nonly verbs without 'not'\n`\n","pinned":false,"hidden":false,"mode":"ojs"},{"id":243,"value":"nlp(`we're not gonna take it`).verbs().isPositive().out('array')","pinned":true,"hidden":false,"mode":"ojs"},{"id":147,"value":"md`\n---\n## Singular/Plural conjugation\nLastly, english verbs can be plural or singular, like Nouns can. This is a little bit weird.\n\nKnowing the inflection of a verb is useful for conjugating it. Sometimes it is very sneaky.\n\n### **.verbs().isPlural()**:\n\\`\\`\\`\nspencer walks -> Singular\nwe walk -> Plural\n\\`\\`\\`\n\n\nreturn plural verbs like 'we walk':\n`","pinned":false,"hidden":false,"mode":"ojs"},{"id":245,"value":"nlp(`i saw the game that the Toronto Maple Leafs won`).verbs().isPlural().out('array')","pinned":true,"hidden":false,"mode":"ojs"},{"id":150,"value":"\nmd`\n### **.verbs().isSingular()**:\nreturn singular verbs like 'spencer walks'\n`","pinned":false,"hidden":false,"mode":"ojs"},{"id":247,"value":"nlp(`i saw the game that the Toronto Maple Leafs won`).verbs().isSingular().out('array')","pinned":true,"hidden":false,"mode":"ojs"},{"id":374,"value":"\n---\n### Verb tag co-ercion\nBy default, compromise will do it's best to guess the part-of-speech of each word. \n\nThis can be especially hard when you give it individual words. \n\nSuppose though, that you already know the part-of-speech of the word. You can nudge things like this:","pinned":false,"hidden":false,"mode":"md"},{"id":387,"value":"{\n let doc = nlp('slab') //assumes it's a noun\n doc.verbs().toPastTense() //this does nothing\n return doc.text()\n}","pinned":true,"hidden":false,"mode":"ojs"},{"id":376,"value":"{\n let doc = nlp('slab').tag('Verb') // co-erce it to a #Verb\n doc.verbs().toPastTense() //now this changes it\n return doc.text()\n}","pinned":true,"hidden":false,"mode":"ojs"},{"id":17,"value":"md`---\n### #Verb sub-tags\nThere are a bunch of different verb tags. `","pinned":false,"hidden":false,"mode":"ojs"},{"id":18,"value":"html`\n

#Verb

#PresentTense\n

#Infinitive

#Gerund

#PastTense

#PerfectTense

#FuturePerfect

#Pluperfect

#Copula

#Modal

#Participle

#Particle

#PhrasalVerb

\n`","pinned":false,"hidden":false,"mode":"ojs"},{"id":80,"value":"md`If you tag something as **#Infinitive**, it will also automaticaly be tagged as **#PresentTense** and **#Verb**:`","pinned":false,"hidden":false,"mode":"ojs"},{"id":82,"value":"nlp('bamboozle').tag('#Infinitive').out('tags')","pinned":true,"hidden":false,"mode":"ojs"},{"id":60,"value":"md`\n---\n# Demo\n\npull-in a wikipedia article and run it through nlp-compromise, to grab all the verbs:\n`","pinned":false,"hidden":false,"mode":"ojs"},{"id":61,"value":"viewof article=html``","pinned":false,"hidden":false,"mode":"ojs"},{"id":63,"value":"{\n //get the wikipedia plaintext with wtf_wikipedia\n let text = await wtf.fetch(article).then(doc=>doc.plaintext())\n //get all the nouns from the text\n let nouns = nlp(text).verbs()\n //sort them by frequency\n return JSON.stringify(nouns.out('array'), null, 2)\n}","pinned":false,"hidden":false,"mode":"ojs"},{"id":72,"value":"md`\nyou can also set them with a [compromise-plugin](https://observablehq.com/@spencermountain/compromise-plugins).\n\n\n\n----\n\n### See also:\n* **[nouns](https://observablehq.com/@spencermountain/nouns)**\n* **[adjectives](https://observablehq.com/@spencermountain/compromise-adjectives)**\n* **[numbers](https://observablehq.com/@spencermountain/compromise-values)**\n* **[dates](https://observablehq.com/@spencermountain/compromise-dates)**\n\n\n`","pinned":false,"hidden":false,"mode":"ojs"},{"id":196,"value":"style = html``","pinned":false,"hidden":false,"mode":"ojs"},{"id":66,"value":"wtf = require(\"wtf_wikipedia\")","pinned":false,"hidden":false,"mode":"ojs"},{"id":6,"value":"nlp =require('compromise')","pinned":false,"hidden":false,"mode":"ojs"},{"id":106,"value":"nlp.version","pinned":false,"hidden":false,"mode":"ojs"}],"files":"$W30","stdlib":"1","titling":"auto"}