What can you infer based on this passage from "To Build a Fire"? A. The snow fell on the man and the fire.
B. The snow puts out the man's fire.
C. The man must build a new fire.
© D. Man has an instinct for survival,

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).

explanation:

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