1. my friends don’t understand why i love my truck it is a 1947 studebaker in pristine condition.

which revision corrects the sentence error above?

my friends don’t understand why i love my truck; it is a 1947 studebaker in pristine condition.
my friends don’t understand why i love my truck; but it is a 1947 studebaker in pristine condition.
my friends don’t understand why i love my truck and, it is a 1947 studebaker in pristine condition.
my friends don’t understand why i love my truck, it is a 1947 studebaker in pristine condition.

drives like no other car.

2. which element is necessary to complete the sentence above?

predicate
subordinate clause
independent clause
subject

3. an independent clause must contain a

subject
subject and a predicate
predicate
subordinate clause

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).

hello,

your answer is a) the metaphor suggests that the poetic themes are serious and dark.

collins is comparing the poem to a dark room. he is suggesting that the poems theme is serious and wants you to understand it. you don't need to understand the poet in order to understand the poem. you also don't need to move around while reading it. he is simply saying the poem has a dark and serious theme.

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