diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6160f35ec..05427191b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -857,7 +857,7 @@ nlp.extend({
##### Comparisons
- [Compromise and Spacy](https://observablehq.com/@spencermountain/compromise-and-spacy)
-- [Compromise and NLTK](https://observablehq.com/@spencermountain/compromise-and-NLTK)
+- [Compromise and NLTK](https://observablehq.com/@spencermountain/compromise-and-nltk)
diff --git a/src/3-three/sentences/parse/mainClause.js b/src/3-three/sentences/parse/mainClause.js
index 609f43d61..af95cae68 100644
--- a/src/3-three/sentences/parse/mainClause.js
+++ b/src/3-three/sentences/parse/mainClause.js
@@ -28,10 +28,18 @@ const mainClause = function (s) {
return m
}
- m = m.ifNo('(despite|during|before|through|throughout)')
+ // check for subordinating conjunctions -- must be at the beginning of the clause
+ m = m.ifNo('(^despite|^during|^before|^through|^throughout)')
if (m.length === 1) {
return m
}
+
+ // check for clauses beginning with Gerund ("Taking ..., ...")
+ m = m.ifNo('^#Gerund')
+ if (m.length === 1) {
+ return m
+ }
+
// did we go too far?
if (m.length === 0) {
m = s
diff --git a/tests/three/sentences/svo.test.js b/tests/three/sentences/svo.test.js
index 1ed4444f5..a527914f0 100644
--- a/tests/three/sentences/svo.test.js
+++ b/tests/three/sentences/svo.test.js
@@ -17,9 +17,29 @@ test('svo parser', function (t) {
[`every year, we gather in Baltimore`, `we`, `gather`],
[`if only i was awake, we could have eaten the breakfast`, `we`, `could have eaten`],
['Every night before I go to bed, I eat bananas.', 'i', 'eat'],
- ['Diane decided to plant tomatoes in the back of the yard, where the sun blazed the longest during the day.', 'diane', 'decided to plant'],
+ [
+ 'Diane decided to plant tomatoes in the back of the yard, where the sun blazed the longest during the day.',
+ 'diane',
+ 'decided to plant',
+ ],
['Once Adam smashed the spider, he ran into the bathroom', 'he', 'ran into'],
[`We are introducing ourselves to the class.`, 'we', 'are introducing ourselves'],
+ [
+ 'Throughout the day, as the sun gradually set, the temperature dropped significantly, creating a chilly evening.',
+ 'the temperature',
+ 'dropped significantly',
+ ],
+ [
+ 'He collaborated with the university to develop comprehensive academic proposals throughout the entire campus, encompassing academic priorities in every department at the university and course structure typologies for each academic program.',
+ 'he',
+ 'collaborated',
+ ],
+ ['Despite Susan walking the dog, she was not wearing a coat.', 'she', 'was not wearing'],
+ [
+ 'Taking diligent notes throughout the entire class, the students remained focused during the lecture.',
+ 'the students',
+ 'remained',
+ ],
// ['every day the kitten tries to eat the mouse', 'the kitten', 'tries to eat'],
// ['The boy who you saw at the store committed a robbery.', 'the boy', 'committed'],