Function verbs

pattern/text/en/modality.py:32–33

(sentence, i=0, j=None)

def verb(word):
    return word.type.startswith(("VB","MD")) and (word.chunk is None or word.chunk.type.endswith("VP"))
def verbs(sentence, i=0, j=None):
    return [w for w in sentence[i:j or len(sentence)] if verb(w)]

def imperative(sentence, **kwargs):
    """ The imperative mood is used to give orders, commands, warnings, instructions,