In "Musée des Beaux Arts" by W. H. Auden, what do the people on the ship do after they see Icarus fall into the sea?
A. They force the ship to stop so they can help Icarus.
B. They do nothing, and the ship continues on its way.
C. They cry out in terror, knowing they have witnessed a horrible
tragedy
D. They sound the alarm, but the ship is too far away to help.
SUBMIT

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 correct answer is d.   to change the pace

explanation:

the correct answer is d

i dont know if your mis-read or whatever but that says 30 points also. its not so very surprising knowing that the words he spoke was english, the aspect of his "language" i'd say is pretty rare and is very unique to pronounce.