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Agreement
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The content noun determines agreement on the verb unless the measure noun itself is pluralised or receives an individuated interpretation.

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The content noun does not determine agreement on the verb in the presence of a noun of exact quantity:

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a. *Wêr binne de kilo flikken?
where are.PL the kilo.SG chocolate.drops
Where is the kilo of chocolate drops?
b. Wêr is de kilo flikken?
where is.SG the kilo.SG chocolate.drops
Where is the kilo of chocolate drops?

However, the content noun does determine agreement in case it follows quantifiers of low or high quantity:

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a. In pear bern laken
a few.SG children.PL laughed.PL
A few children laughed
b. In soad bern laken
a lot.SG children.PL laughed.PL
A lot of children laughed
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