Quentin’s persuasive speech contained the following statement: lowering the drinking age will reduce binge drinking among college students by making alcohol consumption a normal experience rather than a forbidden pleasure. in addition, appropriate drinking behavior can be discussed at parties where adults are present, while peer pressure will keep students from drinking to excess. which of the three basic issues of persuasive speeches on questions of policy did quentin address in this excerpt?

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).

d is the best answer for this question.

answer: the sentence in the text that contains both the topic and the author's single most important idea about the topic

explanation: aww pineapple so adorable

i don't understand : /