Which most supports the idea that the excerpt is an opinion? it contains information and ideas that can be proven using objective evidence. it contains a situation that has not actually occurred and is purely hypothetical. it contains the word “universally,” which suggests a judgment has been made. it contains the word “knows,” which suggests that the evidence can be proven.

I believe the excerpt for this problem is the excerpt from the article "Mrs. Hossack's Parting Plea." The excerpt is as follows:

“It is universally believed at Indianola that if Mrs. Hossack did not murder her husband she knows who did.“

Containing the word “universally,” which suggests a judgment has been made most supports the idea that the excerpt is an opinion.

it is true my friend

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).