Rules on Specification Grammar

Specification contents is, with some exceptions, defined as everything except requirements. It is meta information found in the beginning of the document, plain text paragraphs and headings, rationales, examples, appendixes and references. The User has some possibility to define what is treated as Specification contents and what is treated as requirements contents during the analysis phase.

The following rules apply to the Specification grammar.

Nominalizations

The rule instructs the analysis engine to check for nominalizations in plain text. Plain text usually contains an abundance of nominalizations and can therefore by hard to comply with.

Passive voice

The rule instructs the analysis engine to check if the passive voice has been used in plain text. The passive voice rule is a good rule to activate.

Adjectives

The rule instructs the analysis engine to check for adjectives in plain text. Plain text may contain many adjectives and can therefore be hard to comply with.

Adverbs

The rule instructs the analysis engine to check for adverbs in plain text. Plain text may contain many adverbs and can therefore be hard to comply with.

Personal pronouns

Apply active requirement rules to check for personal pronouns in plain text.

Possessive pronouns

Apply active requirement rules to check for possessive pronouns in plain text.

Reflexive pronouns

Apply active requirement rules to check for reflexive pronouns in plain text.

Demonstrative pronouns

Apply active requirement rules to check for demonstrative pronouns in plain text.

Relative pronouns

Apply active requirement rules to check for relative pronouns in plain text.

Expressions of inexact quantity

Apply active requirement rules to check for expressions of inexact quantity in plain text.

Exclamatory pronouns

Apply active requirement rules to check for exclamatory pronouns in plain text.