ToVPROB YAML source

code: ToVPROB
mfte_code: ToVSTNCall
name: To-clause after probability verb
definition: To-clause preceded by a verb of probability.
normalization: finite_verbs
detection:
- requires:
  - lemma
  - pos
  cql: '[lemma={words} & pos="VB.*"] [pos="TO"] [pos="VB"]'
  words:
  - appear
  - appeared
  - appearing
  - appears
  - happen
  - happened
  - happening
  - happens
  - seem
  - seemed
  - seeming
  - seems
  - tend
  - tended
  - tending
  - tends
  description: Verb from list + to + verb base form.
sources:
- biber_2006
- mfte
examples:
- text: seem to
- text: appear to