Select the correct answer. what does this excerpt from act i of romeo and juliet reveal about lord montague? montague: both by myself and many other friends: but he, his own affections' counsellor, is to himself—i will not say how true— but to himself so secret and so close, so far from sounding and discovery, as is the bud bit with an envious worm, ere he can spread his sweet leaves to the air, or dedicate his beauty to the sun. could we but learn from whence his sorrows grow. we would as willingly give cure as know. a. he does not think that his son should be so secretive about his affections. b. he thinks his son will destroy himself by being overly emotional about love. c. he is concerned about the cause of romeo's sorrow and wants to his son. d. he is upset with his son for not sharing his secrets with his own father.

I think the answer is B. The reason for this is in the reading he mentions, " But to himself so secret and so close, So far from sounding and discovery, As is the bud bit with an envious worm, Ere he can spread his sweet leaves to the air, Or dedicate his beauty to the sun."

Therefore. the answer should be He thinks his son will destroy himself by being overly emotional about love.

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i agree, but what is the question here?

explanation:

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).