Feature Detector
This detector is designed primarily for writers of scientific articles, particularly the fields of information and computer science.
Modality detector
- Hedges: modal nouns: possibility, likelihood, assumption
- Hedges: modal adverbs: possibly, probably
- Hedges: modal verbs: may, could, might
- Hedges: modal adjectives: possible, probable, likely, unlikely
- Approximations: about, around, approximately, nearly, roughly (e.g. about 10, nearly three)
- Boosters: certainly, certainty, it is clear, clearly, definitely, manifestly, undoubtedly, always
Voice detector
- Regular verbs in passive voice (e.g. is tested, was calculated, has been created, will be presented)
- Common irregular verbs in passive voice (e.g. is done, was shown, has been left, will be drawn)
Pronoun and possessive adjective detector
- subject pronouns: I, he, she, we, they, You, He, She, We, They, It
- object pronouns: me, him, her, us, them
- subject/object pronouns: you, it,
- reflexive pronouns: myself, yourself, herself, himself, themselves, ourselves, itself
- personal adjectives: my, your, his, her, their, our, its, My, Your, His, Her, Their, Our, Its
Article detector
- indefinite articles: a and an
- definite article: the
Last updated on 18 March 2018.
(c) John Blake 2018
with thanks to Hiroki Inoue for suggestions to improve JavaScript.