How do ideas influence individuals or events in the text? Choose one important idea or individual, such as Chang-bo, in Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea, and demonstrate how an idea influenced him, which set off a chain reaction of events. Introduce your idea with clear and precise language, and with vocabulary or idioms from the selection. Use your understanding of informational text elements to determine how ideas, individuals, and events interact in the text. Provide transitions to clarify connections in your information. Use a formal style and cite specific textual evidence to support your response. Complete your writing with an effective conclusion that leaves your audience with an understanding of your topic and with an idea, fact, or question to think about.

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).

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explanation:

a. "to practice" is the best phrase to complete the sentence.

explanation:

during the summer, she likes to practice her soccer skills so that she is ready to play in the fall.

(note that : all the other options "the practicing of", "practice for" and "to do a practice on" are inappropriate as they make the sentence grammatically incorrect.)

mark twain, real name samuel langhorne clemens, was an american writer, humorist, entrepreneur, publisher, and lecturer. among his novels are the adventures of tom sawyer and its sequel, the adventures of huckleberry finn, the latter often called "the great american novel". wikipedia