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# -Use regular expressions and lists to correctly identify and count all of the nominalizations in a short text. You can simply paste a short text into PyCharm for your input.
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# -Check the accuracy (precision and recall) of your program. Report the initial accuracy rates, make at least one round of improvements, and report your final accuracy rates.
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# -You may use this page as a guide: http://www.dailywritingtips.com/nominalized-verbs/
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#TEXT SAMPLE: http://randomtextgenerator.com/

import re

gerund = ".*ing$"
agentNoun = ".*(or|er)$"
recipientNoun = ".*ee$"
tionSion = ".*(t|s)+ion$"
ment = ".*ment$"
enceAnce =  ".*(e|a)+nce$"

text = "Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821), also known as Napoleon I, was a French military leader and emperor who conquered much of Europe in the early 19th century. Born on the island of Corsica, Napoleon rapidly rose through the ranks of the military during the French Revolution (1789-1799). After seizing political power in France in a 1799 coup d’état, he crowned himself emperor in 1804. Shrewd, ambitious and a skilled military strategist, Napoleon successfully waged war against various coalitions of European nations and expanded his empire. However, after a disastrous French invasion of Russia in 1812, Napoleon abdicated the throne two years later and was exiled to the island of Elba. In 1815, he briefly returned to power in his Hundred Days campaign. After a crushing defeat at the Battle of Waterloo, he abdicated once again and was exiled to the remote island of Saint Helena, where he died at 51. At as in understood an remarkably solicitude. Mean them very seen she she. Use totally written the observe pressed justice. Instantly cordially far intention recommend estimable yet her his. Ladies stairs enough esteem add fat all enable. Needed its design number winter see. Oh be me sure wise sons no. Piqued ye of am spirit regret. Stimulated discretion impossible admiration in particular conviction up. Domestic confined any but son bachelor advanced remember. How proceed offered her offence shy forming. Returned peculiar pleasant but appetite differed she. Residence dejection agreement am as to abilities immediate suffering. Ye am depending propriety sweetness distrusts belonging collected. Smiling mention he in thought equally musical. Wisdom new and valley answer. Contented it so is discourse recommend. Man its upon him call mile. An pasture he himself believe ferrars besides cottage. Any delicate you how kindness horrible outlived servants. You high bed wish help call draw side. Girl quit if case mr sing as no have. At none neat am do over will. Agreeable promotion eagerness as we resources household to distrusts. Polite do object at passed it is. Small for ask shade water manor think men begin. It if sometimes furnished unwilling as additions so. Blessing resolved peculiar fat graceful ham. Sussex on at really ladies in as elinor. Sir sex opinions age properly extended. Advice branch vanity or do thirty living. Dependent add middleton ask disposing admitting did sportsmen sportsman. Meant balls it if up doubt small purse. Required his you put the outlived answered position. An pleasure exertion if believed provided to. All led out world these music while asked. Paid mind even sons does he door no. Attended overcame repeated it is perceive marianne in. In am think on style child of. Servants moreover in sensible he it ye possible. Way nor furnished sir procuring therefore but. Warmth far manner myself active are cannot called. Set her half end girl rich met. Me allowance departure an curiosity ye. In no talking address excited it conduct. Husbands debating replying overcame blessing he it me to domestic. Unpacked now declared put you confined daughter improved. Celebrated imprudence few interested especially reasonable off one. Wonder bed elinor family secure met. It want gave west into high no in. Depend repair met before man admire see and. An he observe be it covered delight hastily message. Margaret no ladyship endeavor ye to settling. Certainty listening no no behaviour existence assurance situation is. Because add why not esteems amiable him. Interested the unaffected mrs law friendship add principles. Indeed on people do merits to. Court heard which up above hoped grave do. Answer living law things either sir bed length. Looked before we an on merely. These no death he at share alone. Yet outward the him compass hearted are tedious. Dependent certainty off discovery him his tolerably offending. Ham for attention remainder sometimes additions recommend fat our. Direction has strangers now believing. Respect enjoyed gay far exposed parlors towards. Enjoyment use tolerably dependent listening men. No peculiar in handsome together unlocked do by. Article concern joy anxious did picture sir her. Although desirous not recurred disposed off shy you numerous securing. Blind would equal while oh mr do style. Lain led and fact none. One preferred sportsmen resolving the happiness continued. High at of in loud rich true. Oh conveying do immediate acuteness in he. Equally welcome her set nothing has gravity whether parties. Fertile suppose shyness mr up pointed in staying on respect."

total = 0
matches = []

words = text.split()

for w in words:
    if re.match(gerund,w):
        total +=1
        matches.append(w)
    elif re.match(agentNoun,w):
         total +=1
         matches.append(w)
    elif re.match(recipientNoun,w):
         total +=1
         matches.append(w)
    elif re.match(tionSion,w):
         total +=1
         matches.append(w)
    elif re.match(ment,w):
         total +=1
         matches.append(w)
    elif re.match(enceAnce,w):
         total +=1
         matches.append(w)

print(matches)
print(total)

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