PLEASE HELP ASAP Which phrase best describes Usher's state of mind in "The Fall of the House of Usher”?
A cautious and glum
B. dull and depressed
C. suspicious and miserable
D. nervous and agitated

the answer is c or the third one.

yes yes it does !

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).

c is the answer because first she would blush to make the reader wonder why which they find out in the next line.