(b) hypothesize: why does he want rama, rather than the king, to perform the favor?

the sentence does not violate the phrase structure second rule (introduced by noam chomsky) because noun phrases consist of a determiner such as a, the or every, and a noun. in the sentence, the noun phrase the cake includes a determiner (the) and a noun (cake).

on the other hand, the first rule indicates that a sentence encloses a noun phrase, followed by a verb phrase. the example sentence can be analysed as follows:

john (n) + ate (v) + the (det) + cake (n).

most likely you should find things like facts and important information to you understand. i hope this .

i'm thinking it would be when compound subjects are joined by or, nor,either-or, neither-nor.