[match:paragraph] 1 : Im allgemeinen werden die Bewohner Göttingens eingeteilt in Studenten, Professoren, Philister und Vieh; welche vier Stände doch nichts weniger als streng geschieden sind. Der Viehstand ist der bedeutendste. 2 : Paragraphs may contain {\em inline blocks} as well as \emph{inline commands} and also special \& characters. 3 : Paragraphs are separated only by at least one blank line. Therefore, this line still belongs to the same paragraph. 4 : Paragraphs % may contain comments like the comment above % or like thist comment. Comment lines do not break paragraphs. % There can even be several comment lines, % even indented comment lines, in sequence. 5 : Paragraphs may contain {\em emphasized} or {\bf bold} text. Most of these commands can have different forms as, for example: \begin{small} small \end{small} or {\large large}. 6 : Paragraphs may also contain {\xy unknown blocks }. 7 : Paragraphs may contain \xy[xycgf]{some {\em unbknown}} commands. 8 : Unknwon \xy commands within paragraphs may be simple or \xy{complex}. 9 : paragraphs may contain all of these: \{ escaped \} characters, {\bf blocks}, [ brackets ], \begin{tiny} environments \end{tiny} and \textbackslash text-commands or other commands like this \footnote{footnote} 10: """\begin{generic}inline environment\end{generic} """ 11: """\begin{generic}inline environment \end{generic} """ [fail:paragraph] 1 : Paragraphs are separated by gaps. Like this one. 2 : \begin{enumerate} 3 : \item 4 : und Vieh; \paragraph 5 : Paragraphs will end \begin{quotation} at block environments \end{quotation} like block quotes. [match:sequence] 1 : Paragraphs are separated by gaps. Like this one. 2 : The second paragraph follows after a long gap. The parser should accept this, too. 3 : Paragraphs can be delimited by % comment % sequences of separators % and comments % or sequences of comment lines In the end such a sequence counts % merely as one comment 4 : Sequences of paragraphs may \begin{quotation} include block environments \end{quotation} like block quotes.