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

    Features that make up this rule
    Active FeaturesInactive Features
    NOUN has lemma= day
    NOUN is governed by a= noun
    NOUN is the= conjunct
    NOUN is nearby= compound
    NOUN is the= object

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

    
    1	But	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    2	then	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    3	,	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    4	even	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    5	to	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    6	talk	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    7	of	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    8	an	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    9	"	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    10	administration	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    11	"	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    12	may	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    13	be	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    14	misdirection	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    15	at	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    16	this	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    17	point	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    18	,	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    19	given	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    20	how	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    21	little	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    22	representative	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    23	government	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    24	***means***	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	_	_	_
    25	in	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    26	the	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    27	United	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    28	States	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    29	these	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    30	***days***	day	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	24	udep@tmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
    31	,	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    32	and	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    33	how	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    34	much	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    35	of	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    36	"	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    37	national	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    38	security	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    39	"	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    40	has	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    41	been	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    42	privatized	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    43	into	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    44	a	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    45	global	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    46	gangland	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    47	of	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    48	drugs	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    49	and	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    50	guns	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    51	.	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    
    
    
    1	A	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    2	few	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    3	***days***	day	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	mod@npmod	_	_
    4	before	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    5	***Christmas***	Christmas	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	_	_	_
    6	2003	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    7	,	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    8	after	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    9	a	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    10	renewed	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    11	audiotape	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    12	threat	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    13	by	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    14	Zawahiri	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    15	of	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    16	attacks	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    17	,	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    18	to	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    19	include	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    20	in	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    21	the	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    22	US	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    23	homeland	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    24	,	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    25	the	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    26	threat	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    27	level	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    28	was	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    29	raised	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    30	to	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    31	orange	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    32	or	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    33	"	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    34	high	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    35	.	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    36	"	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    
    
    
    1	The	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    2	occupation	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    3	of	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    4	Iraq	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    5	has	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    6	become	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    7	a	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    8	guerrilla	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    9	war	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    10	,	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    11	a	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    12	siege	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    13	that	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    14	***has***	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	_	_	_
    15	lasted	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    16	more	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    17	than	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    18	a	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    19	thousand	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    20	***days***	day	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	udep@tmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
    21	.	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    
    
    
    1	We	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    2	only	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    3	had	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    4	a	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    5	few	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    6	sunny	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    7	days	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    8	this	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    9	summer	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    10	,	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    11	barely	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    12	24	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    13	C	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    14	on	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    15	a	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    16	few	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    17	occasions	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    18	,	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    19	more	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    20	like	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    21	14	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    22	***C***	C	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	_	_	_
    23	most	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    24	***days***	day	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	22	mod@tmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
    25	.	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    
    
    
    1	That	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    2	***is***	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	_	_	_
    3	just	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    4	unheard	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    5	of	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    6	these	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    7	***days***	day	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	udep@tmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
    8	!	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    
    
    
    1	Anyway	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    2	,	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    3	so	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    4	he	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    5	ended	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    6	up	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    7	leaving	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    8	one	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    9	nail	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    10	out	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    11	of	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    12	my	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    13	horse	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    14	s	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    15	foot	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    16	(	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    17	I	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    18	've	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    19	never	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    20	heard	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    21	of	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    22	a	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    23	farrier	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    24	doing	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    25	this	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    26	)	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    27	and	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    28	telling	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    29	me	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    30	to	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    31	call	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    32	him	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    33	in	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    34	a	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    35	few	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    36	days	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    37	(	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    38	first	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    39	it	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    40	was	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    41	a	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    42	week	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    43	,	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    44	then	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    45	it	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    46	***was***	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	_	_	_
    47	a	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    48	few	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    49	***days***	day	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	46	comp:pred	_	_
    50	lol	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    51	)	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    52	and	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    53	he	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    54	'd	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    55	come	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    56	back	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    57	out	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    58	and	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    59	put	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    60	it	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    61	in	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    62	.	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    
    

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

    
    1	WHY	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    2	:	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    3	Today	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    4	***is***	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	_	_	_
    5	John	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    6	's	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    7	last	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    8	***day***	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	comp:pred	_	_
    9	at	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    10	EBS	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    11	.	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    
    
    
    1	No	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    2	problem	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    3	,	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    4	sounded	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    5	like	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    6	it	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    7	***'s***	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	_	_	_
    8	done	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    9	every	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    10	***day***	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	udep@tmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
    11	.	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    
    
    
    1	They	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    2	are	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    3	preparing	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    4	my	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    5	older	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    6	son	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    7	for	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    8	kindergarten	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    9	and	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    10	***looks***	look	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	_	_	_
    11	forward	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    12	to	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    13	seeing	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    14	his	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    15	teacher	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    16	and	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    17	friends	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    18	every	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    19	***day***	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	udep@tmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
    20	.	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    
    
    
    1	You	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    2	can	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    3	not	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    4	walk	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    5	5	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    6	feet	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    7	without	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    8	smelling	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    9	that	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    10	disgusting	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    11	cigarette	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    12	smoke	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    13	and	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    14	it	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    15	***blows***	blow	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	_	_	_
    16	right	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    17	into	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    18	the	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    19	windows	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    20	all	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    21	***day***	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	udep@tmod	_	_
    22	and	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    23	all	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    24	night	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    25	.	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    
    
    
    1	On	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    2	call	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    3	,	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    4	it	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    5	***takes***	take	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	_	_	_
    6	a	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    7	***day***	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	udep@tmod	_	_
    8	to	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    9	get	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    10	our	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    11	issues	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    12	resolved	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
    13	.	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_