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    • Rules for Number agreement for NUM

    The Number values should match between the NUM and its governor (i.e syntactic head) when label = should-match, else any observed agreement is purely by chance (label = need-not-match)

    Agreement
    Generally Number should match between the NUM and its governor or head
    Some examples are: Examples
    Number need not match between the NUM and its governor or head when:
    the head agrees with its head on= Number-NUM
    ( Examples )
    OR

    NUM is nearby= de
    ( Examples )
    OR

    NUM is governed by a= noun
    ( Examples )