Read the sentence from “speaking arabic.”

the cousins and neighbors file in to say, “keef ha-lik? ”—how are you? —the door opening into a thousand rooms.

which best explains how nye’s word choice establish her voice in the excerpt?
nye translates a phrase into english to argue her position that coming from a multicultural heritage is best.
nye uses figurative language to support her opinion that staying connected to one’s heritage makes life richer.
nye uses literal language to assert her point of view that staying connected to one’s heritage is a serious matter.
nye translates a phrase into english to emphasize her feeling that coming from a multicultural heritage is confusing

Nye uses figurative language to support her opinion that staying connected to one’s heritage makes life richer.Nye is not literally opening the door to a thousand rooms. This is the element of figurative language, a hyperbole. She uses this to show the wealth of opportunities that are available when one stays connected to their heritage. Her translation of the phrase is more of a consideration to the reader and a demonstration of her multicultural heritage. It doesn't show confusion or that it is best.

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Explanation:

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).