Which of the following are examples of nonlinear storytelling? Choose more than one answer.
Events from the protagonist's past are told in flashbacks
The protagonist overcomes obstacles to achieve her goal
A series of scenes follow the protagonist from childhood to
adulthood
The story begins with the protagonist's final battle against
the antagonist
The protagonist returns home after successfully completing
his quest

answer: idk

explanation:

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).

the objective should be switched