[Corpora-List] About the Penn TreeBank POS taggings

[xingfukun001]

Dear all,
   Here are some examples from the Penn TreeBank, in which the POS taggings of some words are puzzling to me. I hope someone can help me to judge whether these taggings are right or not. If they are wrong which tags should be assigned to the words. Thanks in advance!
note: the proper noun and numbers are replaced by *ProN* and *NUM*

1. up
(1)& *ProN* *ProNs* *ProN* at *NUM* cents a share , up/IN from *NUM* cents . Analysts note , however , 
(2)' inability to match a *ProN* combination . He spoke up/IN again when the *ProN* bid for *ProN* was announced 
(3)*NUM* , the *NUM* senators asked federal regulators to ease up/IN on *ProN* . According to notes taken by *NUM* 
(4)concentrate in stocks that have lagged the market on the up/IN-JJ-RB side , or stocks that have been beaten down 
2. about
(1)*ProN* expects to report earnings before extraordinary tax benefits of about/IN $ *NUM* *NUM* , or about *NUM* cents a 
(2) Analysts expect installations of new telephone lines to grow about/IN *NUM* % . However , *ProN* , *ProN* *ProN* 
(3)Overall , second*half steel shipments are expected to drop about/IN *NUM* % to *NUM* *NUM* or *NUM* *NUM* tons 
3.down
(1)them and *ProN* studios . Both sides are to sit down/IN next month for yet another meeting on how they 
(2)third quarter at *NUM* . The latest figure also is down/IN a point from the year earlier . The *ProN* 
(3)was being cited as a reason the stock market was down/IN early in *ProN* 's session , before it got 
4.that
(1)% of the respondents thought the national economy was worse that/IN year than the year before , while in *NUM* 
(2)'' he said . The amended filings also point out that/DT under a new agreement , *ProN* has an absolute 
(3)'s rout . `` The disadvantage at this point is that/DT anything you do that looks like you are doing 
5.chief
(1)*ProN* *ProN* , the company 's executive vice president and chief/NN financial officer . But if a stock suddenly becomes 
(2)*ProN* *ProN* since *NUM* and still considered to be the chief/NN public enemy by the white government , defiantly returned 
(3)chief operating officer for the past year , was named chief/NN executive officer of this drugstore chain . He succeeds 
6.more
(1)give it in *ProN* or *ProN* ? It would be more/JJR effective with the *ProN* politicians and public in *ProN* 
(2)higher * roughly three*quarters * among professionals and those earning more/RBR than $ *NUM* a year . Service has declined 
(3)index of junk bonds and seven*year Treasury notes widened to more/RBR than *NUM* percentage points . * In *ProN* , 
7.yen
(1)a currency option that allows banks to receive repayment in yen/NN instead of dollars . The official said *ProN* will 
(2)down from *NUM* marks late *ProN* , and at *NUM* yen/NN , down from *NUM* yen late *ProN* . Sterling 
 
Best regards 
 
                 Fukun Xing
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