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title: Why do doctors use a poo chart instead of asking people to describe… — The body's rough side: burps, farts, s… · tree and pragmatics
description: Why do doctors use a poo chart instead of asking people to describe their poo? Test 10 of lesson 364 «The body's rough side: burps, farts, snot, sneezes, hiccups and poo» of the biology course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova'
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# Test 10 · The body's rough side: burps, farts, snot, sneezes, hiccup…

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Why do doctors use a poo chart instead of asking people to describe their poo?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** doctors · **What happens:** use, ask, describe · **To what, where:** poo chart, people, poo

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This is test 10 of lesson 364 «The body's rough side: burps, farts, snot, sneezes, hiccups and poo» 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/364-the-body-s-rough-side-burps-farts-snot-sneezes-hiccups-and-poo/#t10).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:364-the-body-s-rough-side-burps-farts-snot-sneezes-hiccups-and-poo:t10:1
# text = Why do doctors use a poo chart instead of asking people to describe their poo?
1	Why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	4	advmod	_	_
2	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	doctors	doctor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	use	use	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	poo	poo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	chart	chart	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
8	instead	instead	ADV	RB	ExtPos=SCONJ	10	mark	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	fixed	_	_
10	asking	ask	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	advcl	_	_
11	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obj	_	_
12	to	to	PART	TO	_	13	mark	_	_
13	describe	describe	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	xcomp	_	_
14	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	15	nmod:poss	_	_
15	poo	poo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | present · do-support | doctors | a poo chart |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent chart=Patient |
| 2 | **ask** *speech: ask* | gerund | doctors *not said here* |  | people |  |  |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP whether S\_INF»: agent=Agent people=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 3 | **describe** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | doctors *not said here* | doctors's poo |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent poo=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.

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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The chart makes poo healthier, because looking at the right picture helps the gut copy it

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:364-the-body-s-rough-side-burps-farts-snot-sneezes-hiccups-and-poo:t10:o1:1
# text = The chart makes poo healthier, because looking at the right picture helps the gut copy it
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	chart	chart	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	poo	poo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	healthier	healthy	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	3	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
7	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
8	looking	look	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	13	csubj	_	_
9	at	at	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	picture	picture	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
13	helps	help	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	gut	gut	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nsubj	_	_
16	copy	copy	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	xcomp	_	_
17	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present | the chart | poo |  |  |  | healthy *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset poo=Product |
| 2 | **look** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | at the right picture | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at picture=Theme |
| 3 | **help** | present | looking |  |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 4 | **copy** | infinitive | the gut | poo |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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Pictures let everyone point to the same type without awkward words

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:364-the-body-s-rough-side-burps-farts-snot-sneezes-hiccups-and-poo:t10:o2:1
# text = Pictures let everyone point to the same type without awkward words
1	Pictures	picture	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	let	let	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	2	obj	_	_
4	point	point	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	type	type	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
9	without	without	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	awkward	awkward	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	words	word	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **let** | present | Pictures | everyone |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **point** | infinitive | everyone *not said here* |  | the same type |  |  | without awkward words | vn wink-40.3.1 «NP V PP.recipient»: agent=Agent to type=Recipient |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

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Doctors cannot understand words

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:364-the-body-s-rough-side-burps-farts-snot-sneezes-hiccups-and-poo:t10:o3:1
# text = Doctors cannot understand words
1	Doctors	doctor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	understand	understand	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	words	word	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **understand** | can | Doctors | words |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer word=Stimulus |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Poo changes shape when you describe it

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:364-the-body-s-rough-side-burps-farts-snot-sneezes-hiccups-and-poo:t10:o4:1
# text = Poo changes shape when you describe it
1	Poo	poo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	changes	change	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	shape	shape	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	6	advmod	_	_
5	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	describe	describe	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **change** | present | Poo | shape |  |  |  |  | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent shape=Patient |
| 2 | **describe** | present | you | shape |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent it=Theme |

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**Text:** the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (`world/data/school/`), as the course runner gave them to the student. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each text read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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