Describe Abanazer Bolger. Make sure you discuss direct and indirect characterization. * from the graveyardbook

Silas makes everything more complicated right at the end of the novel when he tells Bod that he used to be worse than the Jacks This passage is the start of Jack's personal story. As the book carries on the story progresses just as Bod's does. ... These three characters: the man Jack, Scarlett Amber Perkins, and Nobody Owens; complement each other's stories and create a unique experience for the reader.

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).

answer: do

the 'italicized phrase' is a noun clause that is used as a direct object.