1. PART A: Which of the following describes the theme of
the short story?
ad,
O
O
B
A Competing against friends can permanently alter a
friendship.
Some friendships can't be damaged, not even by the
strain of competition
C Competitions can drive people to act as they
normally wouldn't.
O
D
The violent nature of sports can make it difficult to
remain friends with competitors.
CANCY

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).

wood chucks can't chuck wood so no wood

b is the correct answer