Method _do_word

pattern/text/tree.py:766–773

Adds a new Word to the sentence. Other Sentence._do_[tag] functions assume a new word has just been appended.

(self, word, lemma=None, type=None)

        return chunk, relation, role
    
    def _do_word(self, word, lemma=None, type=None):
        """ Adds a new Word to the sentence.
            Other Sentence._do_[tag] functions assume a new word has just been appended.
        """
        # Improve 3rd person singular "'s" lemma to "be", e.g., as in "he's fine".
        if lemma == "'s" and type in ("VB", "VBZ"):
            lemma = "be"
        self.words.append(Word(self, word, lemma, type, index=len(self.words)))     

    def _do_chunk(self, type, role=None, relation=None, iob=None):
        """ Adds a new Chunk to the sentence, or adds the last word to the previous chunk.