Fifty-six passengers boarded the flight.
( ( Fifty-six passengers ) ( ( boarded ( the flight ) ) . ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (JJ Fifty-six) (NNS passengers)) (VP (VBD boarded) (NP (DT the) (NN flight))) (. .)))
Forty-nine passengers were aboard the flight.
( ( Forty-nine passengers ) ( ( were ( aboard ( the flight ) ) ) . ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (JJ Forty-nine) (NNS passengers)) (VP (VBD were) (PP (IN aboard) (NP (DT the) (NN flight)))) (. .)))