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  • There is NO required-agreement between the head and its AUX for Number

    Features that make up this rule
    Active FeaturesInactive Features
    AUX is governed by a= noun
    AUX is nearby= have
    AUX is nearby= that

    Examples that do not agree: The words of interest are marked by ***, hover over those tokens to see more information.

    
    1	Also	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    2	I	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    3	am	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    4	still	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    5	thinking	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    6	about	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    7	the	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    8	Matisse	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    9	we	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    10	discussed	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    11	before	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    12	but	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    13	as	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    14	you	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    15	can	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    16	see	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    17	,	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    18	I	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    19	have	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    20	a	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    21	lot	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    22	of	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    23	other	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    24	***artists***	artist	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	_	_	_
    25	I	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    26	***am***	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	24	mod@relcl	_	_
    27	interested	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    28	in	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    29	and	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    30	it	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    31	may	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    32	remain	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    33	on	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    34	the	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    35	back	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    36	burner	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    37	because	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    38	we	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    39	already	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    40	have	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    41	one	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    42	.	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    
    

    Examples that agree: The words of interest are denoted by ***

    
    1	Al	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    2	Qaeda	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    3	's	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    4	regional	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    5	***operative***	operative	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	_	_	_
    6	,	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    7	Hambali	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    8	,	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    9	who	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    10	***was***	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	mod@relcl	_	_
    11	at	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    12	a	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    13	key	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    14	January	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    15	2000	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    16	meeting	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    17	and	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    18	supervised	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    19	Sufaat	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    20	,	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    21	has	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    22	been	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    23	captured	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    24	.	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    
    
    
    1	And	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    2	this	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    3	is	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    4	a	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    5	direct	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    6	result	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    7	of	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    8	the	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    9	Politically	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    10	correct	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    11	,	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    12	permissive	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    13	,	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    14	time	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    15	out	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    16	granting	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    17	bullshit	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    18	liberal	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    19	***culture***	culture	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	_	_	_
    20	that	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    21	***has***	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	19	mod@relcl	_	_
    22	caused	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    23	this	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    24	.	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    
    
    
    1	It	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    2	's	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    3	also	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    4	got	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    5	the	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    6	***website***	website	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	_	_	_
    7	where	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    8	the	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    9	song	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    10	***has***	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	mod@relcl	_	_
    11	been	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    12	uploaded	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    13	.	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    
    
    
    1	In	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    2	the	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    3	world	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    4	press	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    5	,	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    6	commentators	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    7	predict	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    8	that	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    9	Katrina	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    10	will	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    11	make	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    12	a	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    13	profound	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    14	change	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    15	in	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    16	the	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    17	***way***	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	_	_	_
    18	the	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    19	US	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    20	***is***	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	mod@relcl	_	_
    21	perceived	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    22	at	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    23	home	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    24	and	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    25	abroad	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    26	,	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    27	especially	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    28	following	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    29	the	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    30	scenes	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    31	of	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    32	poverty	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    33	and	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    34	racial	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    35	divisions	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    36	they	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    37	believe	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    38	the	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    39	disaster	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    40	has	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    41	revealed	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    42	.	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    
    
    
    1	My	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    2	dental	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    3	surgeon	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    4	,	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    5	Dr.	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    6	Lucy	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    7	Nichols	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    8	is	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    9	clearly	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    10	a	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    11	dental	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    12	perfectionist	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    13	and	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    14	clearly	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    15	proud	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    16	both	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    17	of	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    18	the	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    19	work	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    20	she	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    21	does	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    22	and	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    23	the	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    24	***reputation***	reputation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	_	_	_
    25	she	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    26	***has***	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	24	mod@relcl	_	_
    27	established	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    28	.	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    
    
    
    1	Somehow	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    2	,	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    3	since	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    4	she	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    5	supposedly	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    6	does	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    7	n't	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    8	know	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    9	any	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    10	names	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    11	of	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    12	designers	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    13	/	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    14	dresses	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    15	,	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    16	after	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    17	I	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    18	told	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    19	her	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    20	the	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    21	designer	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    22	and	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    23	dress	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    24	name	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    25	of	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    26	the	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    27	***one***	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	_	_	_
    28	I	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    29	***was***	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	27	mod@relcl	_	_
    30	comparing	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    31	,	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    32	she	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    33	knew	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    34	"	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    35	exactly	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    36	which	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    37	dress	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    38	"	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    39	I	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    40	was	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    41	referring	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    42	to	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    43	and	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    44	disagreed	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    45	with	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    46	my	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    47	observation	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    48	;	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    49	she	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    50	said	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    51	that	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    52	the	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    53	bodice	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    54	did	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    55	come	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    56	as	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    57	low	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    58	as	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    59	the	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    60	one	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    61	I	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    62	had	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    63	on	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    64	.	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_