: Which of the following best identifies a theme of the excerpt? A. Children often do not understand the consequences of their actions and can act
cruelly towards other and one another as a result.
B. Youthful naivety prompts children to want to imitate influential ideas in ways
they don't always understand.
C. While young people have beautifully active imaginations, it is better to be old
and wise than young and foolish.
D. Strong family units help prevent crime and cruelty among younger family
members.

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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).

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your answer is a. ethical, emotional, and rational.

in order for someone to believe what you say it has to be ethical (morally correct). it should appeal to their emotions, and it must be rationally approving.

also, the other answer is incorrect.

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