VP¶

Definition¶

<vp>

The grammar entry of the verb phrase (VP) child of the <item> element.

Parents¶

• <item>

Children¶

• <infinitive>
• <imperative>
• <ing-form>
• <object>

Behaviour¶

The <vp> element in the grammar defines the way in which the system can speak about a given <item>. It defines a basic utterance for the <item>'s parent element in three grammatical forms: infinitive, imperative, and ing-form to be used by the NLG in generating expressions, such as for grounding.

Children¶

<infinitive\>¶

Contains the infinitive form of the verb used in the <vp>, e.g. "make" from the sentence "make a reservation".

<imperative\>¶

Contains the imperative form of the verb used in the <vp>, e.g. "make" from the sentence "make a reservation".

<ing-form\>¶

Contains the ing-form (gerund) form of the verb used in the <vp>, e.g. "making" from the sentence "making a reservation".

<object\>¶

Contains the object of the sentence in the <vp>, e.g. "a reservation" from the sentence "make/making a reservation".

Examples¶

<action name="make_reservation">
   <one-of>
     <item>
        <vp>
            <infinitive>make</infinitive>
            <imperative>make</imperative>
            <ing-form>making</ing-form>
            <object>a reservation</object>
        </vp>
     </item>
     <item>...</item>
   </one-of>
</action>