sentence
Let an agent analyse and improve sentences, explain sentence types and structure, support writing and language learning, and separate the legal sense of sentence.
Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled
4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions
Analyse Sentence structure.
Type
Sentence type.
Type
Type.
- What type of sentence is this by function and structure? definition
- What are its subject, predicate and clauses? definition
Complete
Complete or fragment.
Complete
Completeness.
- Is this a complete sentence, a fragment or a run-on? boundary
- When are fragments acceptable stylistically? boundary
Improve Better sentences.
Clarity
Clear sentences.
Clarity
Clarity.
- How can this sentence be made clearer and more concise? action
- Is it ambiguous? boundary
Variety
Sentence variety.
Variety
Variety.
- How can sentence length and structure be varied in this text? action
- Which patterns are overused? measurement
Learn Teaching and learning.
Teach
Teaching sentences.
Teach
Teaching.
- How can sentence structure be taught to this level of learner? action
- Which writing prompts help? action
Languages
Other languages.
Languages
Other languages.
- How do sentence structure and word order work in this language? provenance
- Which errors do learners make? provenance
Senses Disambiguation.
Legal
Legal sentence.
Legal
Legal sense.
- Is a court sentence meant? boundary
- Which entry fits? action
Linguistics
Theoretical views.
Linguistics
Theory.
- How do linguists define the sentence, and how does it differ from an utterance? provenance
- Which theories are contested? boundary
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Information and virtual systems
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- INF
- Domain
- INF.MED
- Other names and narrower kinds
- writing prompt, pop culture language, interrogative, incomplete sentence, state-description, causative sentence, comparative sentence, equative sentence, conjunctive sentence, propositional formula, nominal sentence, garden-path sentence
What it is Filled
A grammatical unit consisting of one or more words that expresses a complete thought, typically containing a subject and predicate, classified by function as declarative, interrogative, imperative or exclamatory and by structure as simple, compound or complex; sentences are the basic units of written text and are studied in grammar, linguistics and language teaching.
Why it exists Filled
Let an agent analyse and improve sentences, explain sentence types and structure, support writing and language learning, and separate the legal sense of sentence.
Distinguishing features Filled
- Complete thought
- Subject and predicate
- Functional and structural types
- Language-specific rules
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Change the meaning of a person's sentence while presenting it as their words.
- Quote a sentence out of context so that it misrepresents the speaker.
- Treat the grammatical sense as the legal sense of a sentence, a punishment.
Only with a human decision
- Editing sentences in legal, medical or contractual text that others will rely on.
May
- Analyse the grammatical structure and function of a sentence.
- Suggest corrections to fragments, run-ons and ambiguity when asked.
Moral aspects Filled
- Small changes in a sentence can change obligations, consent or blame.
- Correcting non-standard grammar can stigmatise speakers of other varieties.
Who is affected
- Writers and speakers
- Readers relying on the text
Owners Filled
Steward
Nobody owns the concept; the author answers for each sentence written.
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q115786086 - registry parent class
- Q15916540 - registry parent class
- Q258403 - registry parent class
related
- semantic unit - category
- utterance - category
- syntactic function - grammar
- word count - text measurement
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.sentence
- Wikidata: Q41796 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q41796)
Direct properties not applicable Not applicable
Not applicable
Plane INF: no invented physical properties.
Recognition optional Filled
- Capital letter and end punctuation in writing
- Subject and predicate
- A phrase lacks a complete thought
- Not physical; strings of words with punctuation.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- identify sentence types and structure
- diagnose fragments and run-ons
- improve clarity and variety
- separate the legal sense
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Fragments and run-ons
- Ambiguity
- Confusing with the legal sense
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- Style guides and grammar references
- Plain language standards
Context of use required Filled
- Writing, grammar and language learning.
- declarative, interrogative, imperative and exclamatory sentences
- simple, compound and complex sentences
- incomplete sentences and fragments
- causative and other specialised constructions
- sentences in language teaching such as writing prompts
Sources Filled
- Wikidata item Q41796: sentence - identity and sense of the item
- Wikipedia: Sentence (linguistics) - general description of the item
Open questions
- Should sentence types be separate entries?
- How should grammar references be linked?
- How should language-specific rules be recorded?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q41796/spec.json