About

A JavaScript library used for generative writing — both narrative and poetry.
General notes about the project can be found below.

Nouns

• NOUN CONSTRUCTOR: Noun(wordsingular, wordplural, gender, category);
  • // wordsingular – singular of term to be used
  • // wordplural – plural of term to be used
  • // gender – feminine; masculine; neuter
  • // categories – (arbitrary criterion) people, place, action, abstract…
• var nounList = [array of nouns from constructor]; 

• //Noun Functions
  • function MakePlural(nounChoice); //RETURNS nounChoice + “s” or “es”
    • This function is redundant…
  • AddArticle(nounChoice); // RETURNS chooseArticle + nounChoice;

Pronouns

• PRONOUN CONSTRUCTOR: Pronoun(word, person, gender, number, case)
  • // word – term to be used
  • // person – 1st person (the one(s) speaking); 2nd person (the one(s) spoken to); 3rd person (the one(s) spoken about)
  • // gender – feminine; masculine; neuter
  • // number – singular; plural
  • // case – subjective, objective, dual (subjective or objective), possessive, possessive2, reflexive
• pronounList = [array of pronouns from constructor];
  • //personal, reflexive/intensive, and possessive pronouns [array indices 0-38]
  • //demonstratives [array indices 39-42]
  • //all others (indefinite, relative, interrogative…) [array indices 43-88]

Verbs

• Be
  • //word: “be”
  • //firstpresent: “am”
  • //secondpresent: “is”
  • //thirdpresent: “are”
  • //firstpast: “was”
  • //pasttense: “were”
  • //pastparticiple: “been”
• auxillaryverbs = [array];
• modalverbs = [array];
• Regular Verbs
  • regularverbs = [array];
  • [CHOOSE RANDOM] var VerbChoiceReg = (regularverbs[Math.floor(Math.random()*regularverbs.length)]);
• Irregular Verbs
  • irregularverbs = [array, 50];
    • CONSTRUCTOR: VerbIrregular(word, wordsingular, pasttense, pastparticiple); 
  • [CHOOSE RANDOM] var VerbChoiceIrreg = (irregularverbs[Math.floor(Math.random()* irregularverbs.length)]);
    
• //Verb functions
  • MakeSingular(chooseVerb) // RETURNS chooseVerb + “s”, “es”, or “ies”
  • MakePast(chooseVerb) // RETURNS chooseVerb + “ed”
  • MakeInfinitive(chooseVerb) // RETURNS “to” + ” ” + chooseVerb;
  • MakeNoun(chooseVerb) // RETURNS chooseVerb + “ing”

Adjectives

• CONSTRUCTOR: Adjective (word, type);
  • //word
  • //type – irregular, regular(er,est), comparative superlative

• var qualifa = [array];
• var compara = “more”;
• var superla = “most”;

• ComparativeAdjective() // RETURNS 
• SuperlativeAdjective() // RETURNS
• QualatativeAdjective () // RETURNS

Adverbs

• //adverbs of manner
  • var advmanner = [array];
• //adverbs of time
  • var advtime = [array];
• //adverbs of place
  • var advplace = [array];

• //adverbs from adjectives

Prepositions 

• prepositions = [array];

Conjunctions

• coordconj = [array];
• adverbconj = [array];
• subordconj = [array];

SENTENCE FORMATION

TYPES

• Simple Sentence
• Compound Sentence
• Complex Sentence
• Compound-Complex Sentence

PATTERNS

• Subject + Action Verb
• Subject + Action Verb + Direct Object
• Subject + Action Verb + Indirect Object+ Direct Object
• Subject + Action Verb + Adverb
• Subject + Linking Verb + Predicate Nominative
• Subject + Linking Verb + Predicate Adjective

CONSIDERATIONS

• Any noun or pronoun may be modified by an article, adjective, or prepositional phrase (adjectival), including the noun in a prepositional phrase.
• Any adjective may be modified by an adverb.
• Any verb may be modified by an adverb or a prepositional phrase (adverbial).
• Any adverb may be modified by an adverb.
• Each sentence/clause can have up to three subjects.
• Each sentence/clause can have up to three verbs.