Task: Pos Tagging
Input (English): Sentence: The Mayor declined in two interviews with reporters yesterday to confirm or deny the {{ reports }} that he had decided to run and wanted Mr. Screvane , who lives in Queens , to replace Abe Stark , the incumbent , as the candidate for President of the City Council and Mr. Beame , who lives in Brooklyn , to replace Mr. Gerosa as the candidate for Controller . 
Word: reports
Output (English): NOUN