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title: A doctor today wanted to copy Beaumont's food-on-a-string tests on a… — The human body deeper: lungs, stomach… · tree and pragmatics
description: A doctor today wanted to copy Beaumont's food-on-a-string tests on a patient. Why would it not be allowed? Test 11 of lesson 262 «The human body deeper: lungs, stomach and guts» of the biology course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option
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# Test 11 · The human body deeper: lungs, stomach and guts

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A doctor today wanted to copy Beaumont's food-on-a-string tests on a patient. Why would it not be allowed?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** doctor · **What happens:** want, copy, not allow · **To what, where:** food, doctor

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This is test 11 of lesson 262 «The human body deeper: lungs, stomach and guts» of the biology course of Mova's primary school. The page gives the question's syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause, then the 4 options as the student saw them, each with its tree and pragmatics. Every text is parsed by Mova itself. How the student answered it, with the score of every option and why: [the test at school](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/biology/262-human-body-deeper-lungs-stomach-and-guts/#t11).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* A doctor today wanted to copy Beaumont's food-on-a-string tests on a patient.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:262-human-body-deeper-lungs-stomach-and-guts:t11:1
# text = A doctor today wanted to copy Beaumont's food-on-a-string tests on a patient.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	doctor	doctor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	today	today	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod:unmarked	_	_
4	wanted	want	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	copy	copy	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
7	Beaumont	Beaumont	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	's	's	PART	POS	_	7	case	_	_
9	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	on	on	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	string	string	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	compound	_	_
16	tests	test	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	conj	_	_
17	on	on	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	patient	patient	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **want** | past | a doctor  today |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 2 | **copy** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | a doctor  today *not said here* | Beaumont's food and a string tests on a patient |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent food=Theme |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

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*Sentence 2:* Why would it not be allowed?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:262-human-body-deeper-lungs-stomach-and-guts:t11:2
# text = Why would it not be allowed?
1	Why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	6	advmod	_	_
2	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
5	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	allowed	allow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **allow** | would · passive |  | doctor |  |  |  |  | vn allow-64.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Beneficiary |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Stomachs work differently today from how they did in the past, so his results are useless

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:262-human-body-deeper-lungs-stomach-and-guts:t11:o1:1
# text = Stomachs work differently today from how they did in the past, so his results are useless
1	Stomachs	stomach	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	work	work	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	differently	differently	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	today	today	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl:unmarked	_	_
5	from	from	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
6	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	8	advmod	_	_
7	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	past	past	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
13	so	so	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	_
14	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	15	nmod:poss	_	_
15	results	result	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	nsubj	_	_
16	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	cop	_	_
17	useless	useless	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **work** | present | Stomachs |  |  |  | today | differently *property* | vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **do** | past | Stomachs *= stomach* |  |  | the past |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is** | present | his results |  |  |  |  | useless *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **result** |  | his *= he* |  |  |  |  |  | nom result «phenomenon transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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There are no more stomachs left to study

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:262-human-body-deeper-lungs-stomach-and-guts:t11:o2:1
# text = There are no more stomachs left to study
1	There	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	2	expl	_	_
2	are	be	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	no	no	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
4	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	5	amod	_	_
5	stomachs	stomach	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
6	left	leave	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	study	study	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **does** | present | more stomachs |  |  | there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **leave** | participle |  | more stomachs *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **study** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn learn-14-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Food on strings is now forbidden in shops

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:262-human-body-deeper-lungs-stomach-and-guts:t11:o3:1
# text = Food on strings is now forbidden in shops
1	Food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	on	on	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	strings	string	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	nmod	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux:pass	_	_
5	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	6	advmod	_	_
6	forbidden	forbid	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	shops	shop	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **forbid** | present · passive |  | Food on strings |  | shops | now |  | vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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Patients must be safe and freely agree, with careful rules for experiments

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:262-human-body-deeper-lungs-stomach-and-guts:t11:o4:1
# text = Patients must be safe and freely agree, with careful rules for experiments
1	Patients	patient	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	cop	_	_
4	safe	safe	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	freely	freely	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	agree	agree	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	with	with	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	careful	careful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	rules	rule	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	parataxis	_	_
12	for	for	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	experiments	experiment	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | must | Patients |  |  |  |  | safe *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **agree** *speech: agree* | present | Patients *not said here* |  |  |  |  | freely *property* | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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