Use context clues and other reading strategies to determine or clarify the meaning of the word simulate as it is used in the fifth
section of the passage.
A. to mimic or imitate somebody or something
B. to feign or pretend to experience something
C. a computer model simulating the process of continental drift
D. to reproduce the essential features of something, e. g. as an aid to study or
training

D. To reproduce the essential features of something, e.g.

Explanation:

D. To reproduce the essential features of something, e.g. as an aid to study or training.

Explanation:

how to build a tree house

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).