Patent ID: 8190419
Filing Date: 2012-05-29
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method of automatic text evaluation, the method comprising: scanning a grammatically correct sentence for at least one sign that indicates the possible occurrence or absence of a writing problem, the sign comprising the term “that”; determining, in connection with an occurrence of the sign in the sentence, whether the following conditions are met in the sentence: (1) a word immediately preceding “that” is a “to be” verb, (2) the term “it” immediately precedes the “to be” verb, if present, and (3) the term “what” or the term “who” immediately precedes “it”; and implementing correction logic for correcting the writing problem, the correction logic being dependent upon whether said conditions (1)-(3) are met, said correction logic specifying an edit to the sentence, the edit comprising one or more of: deleting text, adding text, and reordering text; said method performed by a computer system that comprises one or more computers.