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Confusion with other pos-values

Distinction between cardinal adjective and cardinal pronoun:

Test
If NP(Det+X/type=card + N), then X/type=a; otherwise, if X/type=card, then X/type=p.

pos=a & type=card pos=p & type=card
Description Example Description Example
cardinal used as adjectiveles deux/pos=a & type=card   hommes sont venuscardinal used as pronoundeux/pos=p & type=card   sont venus

Distinction between cardinal determiner and cardinal pronoun:

Test
If NP(X/type=card + N), then X/pos=d; otherwise, if NP(X/type=card) then X/pos=p.

pos=d & type=card pos=p & type=card
Description Example Description Example
cardinal used as determinerdeux/pos=d & type=card   hommes sont venuscardinal used as pronoundeux/pos=p & type=card   sont venus