public static IEnumerable <string> RetrieveExampleList(string word)
{
word = word.ToLower();
if (!word.StartsWith("something"))
{
if (word.StartsWith("the title") || word.StartsWith("a title"))
{
word = word.Replace("the title ", string.Empty).Replace("a title ", string.Empty);
}
else
{
Regex firstWordRegex = new Regex(@"^\w+ ");
word = firstWordRegex.Replace(word, "");
word = word.Replace("type of ", string.Empty);
word = word.Replace("kind of ", string.Empty);
}
}
switch (word)
{
case "noun":
return(Nouns.Take(3));
case "adjective":
return(Adjectives.Take(3));
case "plural noun":
case "noun (plural)":
return(PluralNouns.Take(3));
case "verb":
return(Verbs.Take(3));
case "number":
Random rand = new Random();
return(new List <string>()
{
rand.Next(1, 999).ToString(), rand.Next(1, 999).ToString(), rand.Next(1, 999).ToString()
});
case @"verb ending in ""ing""":
return(GerundVerbs.Take(3));
case "adverb":
return(Adverbs.Take(3));
case "part of the body":
case "body part":
return(PartsOfBody.Take(3));
case "liquid":
return(Liquids.Take(3));
case "place":
return(Places.Take(3));
case "animal":
return(Animals.Take(3));
case "food":
return(Foods.Take(3));
case "color":
return(Colors.Take(3));
case "verb (past tense)":
return(PastTenseVerbs.Take(3));
case "celebrity":
return(Celebrities.Take(3));
case "exclamation":
return(Exclamations.Take(3));
case "part of the body (plural)":
case "body part (plural)":
return(PluralBodyParts.Take(3));
case "silly word":
return(SillyWords.Take(3));
case "animal (plural)":
return(PluralAnimals.Take(3));
case "city":
return(Cities.Take(3));
case "nonsense word":
return(NonsenseWords.Take(3));
case "famous person":
return(FamousPeople.Take(3));
case "article of clothing":
return(Clothing.Take(3));
case "vehicle":
return(Vehicles.Take(3));
case "something alive (plural)":
return(PluralAliveSomethings.Take(3));
case "geographical location":
return(GeographicalLocations.Take(3));
case "town":
return(Towns.Take(3));
case "country":
return(Countries.Take(3));
case "container":
return(Containers.Take(3));
case "last name":
return(LastNames.Take(3));
case "name":
return(Names.Take(3));
case @"verb ending in ""s""":
return(VerbsEndingInS.Take(3));
case "occupation":
case "occupation or job":
case "profession":
return(Occupations.Take(3));
case "silly noise":
return(SillyNoises.Take(3));
case "male celebrity":
case "celebrity (male)":
return(MaleCelebrities.Take(3));
case "article of clothing (plural)":
return(PluralClothing.Take(3));
case "name of a school":
case "school":
return(Schools.Take(3));
case "building":
return(Buildings.Take(3));
case "bird":
return(Birds.Take(3));
case @"adjective ending in ""est""":
case "adjective (superlative)":
return(Superlatives.Take(3));
case "letter":
return(Letters.Take(3));
case "game":
return(Games.Take(3));
case "holiday":
return(Holidays.Take(3));
case "silly word (plural)":
return(PluralSillyWords.Take(3));
case "something round":
return(RoundSomethings.Take(3));
case "piece of furniture":
return(Furniture.Take(3));
case "vegetable":
return(Vegetables.Take(3));
case "spanish word":
return(SpanishWords.Take(3));
case "tv actor":
return(TVActors.Take(3));
case "boy's name":
return(BoyNames.Take(3));
case "something alive":
return(AliveSomethings.Take(3));
case "female celebrity":
case "celebrity (female)":
return(FemaleCelebrities.Take(3));
case "italian word":
return(ItalianWords.Take(3));
case "occupation (plural)":
return(PluralOccupations.Take(3));
case "first name":
return(FirstNames.Take(3));
case "room in a house":
return(HouseRooms.Take(3));
case "relative":
return(Relatives.Take(3));
case "movie star":
return(MovieStars.Take(3));
case "disease":
return(Diseases.Take(3));
case "sport":
return(Sports.Take(3));
case "something icky":
return(IckySomethings.Take(3));
case "actor":
return(Actors.Take(3));
case "concept or ideal":
return(Concepts.Take(3));
default:
return(new string[3] {
string.Empty, string.Empty, string.Empty
});
}
}