Write a response to To Kill a Mockingbird Write a paper of at least 500 words dealing with one of the following subjects.

a. The quality of the novel—why it deserves the Pulitzer Prize
b. How Lee characterizes “family” in the novel—its strengths and weaknesses
c. The timeless universal values Lee demonstrates in the novel

Direct reference (quoting) from the novel is expected, with MLA citations and work-cited.

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).

i believe the answer is a