In this excerpt from the Japanese declaration of war, which phrase illustrates the use of ethos? a. Patiently have we waited and long have we endured, in the hope that our Government might retrieve the situation in peace
b. nullify our Empire's efforts of many years for the sake of the stabilization of East Asia
c. our Empire for its existence and self-defense has no other recourse but to appeal to arms and to crush every obstacle in its path.
d. in our confident expectation that the task bequeathed by our forefathers will be carried forward

a.

Explanation:

It mentions a long time, and mentions what the speakers have said.

D

Explanation:

i got it right on ED

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).

because they were not just any seashells they were sally's seashells