Choose two of the following phrases muir uses in his writing about the calypso borealis. in two to three sentences, explain how these words reveal his attitude toward nature. on a bed of yellow mosses in which its small white bulb had found a soft nestmade the impression of the utmost simple purity like a snowflowerthe most spiritual of all the flower peoplei sat down beside it and fairly cried for joy.

Joyful, appreciative, peaceful, wistful.  Phrases "the most spiritual of all the flower people" and "I say down beside it and fairly cried for joy".

Within all of these phrases, Calypso clearly is in awe of nature.  This is where he finds joy, and he appreciates it as we can see this by how thorough his descriptions are.  He gives human characteristics to the flowers.  Additionally, to say he cried for joy shows how the beauty from nature overcomes him in a flood of emotion thereby bringing peace.

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).