Select the correct answer.
what is the mood of this excerpt from "the open boat" by stephen crane?
the january water was icy, and he reflected immediately that it was colder than he had expected to find it off the coast of florida. this
appeared to his dazed mind as a fact important enough to be noted at the time. the coldness of the water was sad, it was tragic. this fact
was somehow so mixed and confused with his opinion of his own situation that it seemed almost a proper reason for tears. the water was
cold.
oa overwhelmed
b.
c.
d.
optimistic
condescending
grateful
e
expectant
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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).

the correct answer is c. usually the language, and its emotional insight, that is how feelings and attitudes are expressed through language, are not quite present in film adaptations. despite that, it is a factor that a fan may either not notice or not care much about, especially compared to the other factors.

the answer is b just took the tested