ToJCRTN YAML source
code: ToJCRTN
mfte_code: ToJSTNCall
name: To-clause after certainty adjective
definition: To-clause preceded by a certainty adjective.
normalization: words
detection:
- requires:
- lemma
- pos
cql: '[lemma={words} & pos="JJ.*"] [pos="TO"] [pos="VB"]'
words:
- apt
- certain
- due
- guaranteed
- liable
- likely
- prone
- sure
- unlikely
description: Adjective from list + to + verb base form.
sources:
- biber_2006
- mfte
examples:
- text: certain to
- text: likely to