Advanced Grammar Features

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The features explained in this section are intended for individuals with extensive knowledge of grammar. Please note that this is an alternative way to set up grammar within a vocabulary file.  Some vocabulary files already have grammar in place.

Create a Grammar Button

To create a button that changes a word to a different grammatical form:

  1. Go to the page with the button location you want.

  2. Select Menu and Edit Page.

  3. Select the button you want to use.

  4. Select Edit This Button.

  5. Add a label.

  6. Scroll down to the Button Actions section.

  7. Select Add.

  8. Select Grammar Action.  

  9. Select the action you want for a particular part of speech. The action will be listed in the Button Actions section.

  10. Select Save.


Apply Parts of Speech to a Button

  1. Go to a page of “things” (nouns).

  2. Select Menu and Edit Page.

  3. Select a “thing” button (for example, car), select Edit This Button, and scroll to the Actions section.

  4. Select Add to open the list of actions.

  5. Select Apply Grammar Property. The Part of Speech menu will list adjective, noun, and verb options.

  6. Select the applicable part of speech (for example, noun).

  7. Select Save. In this example Apply Grammar Property (noun), will appear at the bottom of the list of actions defined for the button.

    Important: The grammar property must appear first in the list of actions. You’ll need to move it to the top of the list.

  8. Select Edit. A red A red icon showing a minus sign icon will appear in front of each action and gray bars Three horizonal gray lines will appear to the right. Select and hold the gray bars Three horizonal gray lines to the right of the Apply Grammar Property (noun) action and drag it to the top of the list of actions.

  9. Select Save.

  10. Repeat steps 3 through 9 for the remaining “thing” buttons on the page.


Create a Grammar Rule Button

  1. Select the button you want to set up with a grammar rule, select Edit This Button, enter a label for the button, and select the Actions tab.

  2. Select Add to open the list of actions.

  3. Select Apply Grammar State.  

  4. Select the applicable option.

  5. Select Save.

  6. Remove any other actions that were already on the list.

  7. Select Save.

Use Your Grammar Rule Button

Place the grammar rule button on a page of applicable items.

  1. In the Speech Display Bar (SDB), enter the words you want to speak, but stop before you enter the word you want to change.

  2. Select the grammar rule button you created.

  3. Now select the button for the word that you want to change. The SDB will display the word with the new grammar rule.


Create a Clear Grammar State Button

If you select a grammar rule button, and then decide you don’t want to change any word, the next word you select will be changed unless you clear (or deactivate) the grammar rule.

Note: If you select the grammar rule button and decide you want to change a word on another page of things, you can move to the page and select a word to apply the grammar rule.

To create a button for clearing the active grammar state:

  1. Go to the blank button you want to use and select Menu, select Edit Page, and select Edit This Button.

  2. Give the button a label, scroll down to the Actions section, select Add, and select the action Clear Grammar State.

  3. Remove any other actions that were already on the list.

  4. Select Save. This button will now clear any grammar state that has been activated.


Toggle ON/OFF Speaking of Modified Words

When you have your device set to speak after each word, you may not want to speak the modified forms of words. The Grammar option in the Speak settings allows you to set whether the modified form speaks.

Select Menu > Settings and scroll to the Speak section. Toggle OFF Grammar if you don’t want modified forms to speak. By default, this setting is on.

Note: To use the Grammar option, Speak Words must be turned on. If Speak Words is not turned on, Grammar does not appear as an option. For additional information on speech options, see Setting Speak Preferences.

When the Grammar option is toggled ON, the conjugated form of the word is spoken.