PART A: Which of the following identifies a theme of the text? Question 1 options: a) Homes provide physical and emotional security for families.

b) While change can be frightening, it also creates a chance for growth.

c) The stress of waiting for bad news can be worse than the bad news itself.

d) Families are stronger when everyone shares their true feelings.

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 dilapidated.

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