Which statement accurately describes kublai khan? a. he closed off china from all contact with foreigners during his reign. b. he expanded the mongol empire by increasing trade and negotiating treaties. c. after conquering southern china, he ruled over the largest land empire in history. d. in later life, he renounced his throne and lived as a humble monk in tibet. me

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).

this is incorrect

explanation:

this is false