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The parentheses () indicate optional items; the brackets {} indicate optional repeated items.
sentence ::= clause (clause_particle ";" clause) (sentence_particle) punctuation
clause ::= {verb_argument} {verb_modifier} verb
verbal_modifier ::= adverb | aspect_marker | mood_marker | tense_marker | etc.
verb_argument ::= expression case_particle
expression ::= noun_phrase | adjective_phrase
noun_phrase ::= {complex_noun_modifier} {simple_noun_modifier} noun
simple_noun_modifier ::= adjective_phrase | number | article
| demonstrative | possessive | quantifier
complex_noun_modifier ::= noun_phrase noun_phrase_particle
| clause_initial_particle clause clause_final_particle
adjective_phrase ::= {verbal_modifier} adjective
punctuation ::= "." | "!" | "?"
COORDINATION RULE:
Where it makes sense, any constituent may be replace by a
coordinated constituent (using "and", "or", "exclusive/or").
Thus, for a constituent "X", the following applies:
X ::= X {coordinating_conjunction X}
7/10/02 -- Need to update the syntax to reflect the addition of embedding particles.
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