Task: Pos Tagging
Input (English): Sentence: Aroused by what they considered an evil influence , some members of the clergy , joined by city authorities , merchants , and master craftsmen , began the attack on the {{ plays }} and the actors for what they called `` the abuses of the art '' , but by 1582 some of them began to denounce the whole idea of acting . 
Word: plays
Output (English): NOUN