Reading Comprehension Has Alain Robert successfully climbed to the top of the Petronas Towers?
a. Yes
b. No
c. The reading doesn't say.

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).

d. cassius cannot believe that a weakling like caesar has become so great.

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