Stopping in her tracks, she first extended her arm, bent her elbow, and leaned forward from the hips– all to examine the watch strapped to her wrist; then she gave a loud double-rap on the door

Hello. This question is incomplete. The full question is:

"Stopping in her tracks, she first extended her  arm, bent her elbow, and leaned forward from the  hips — all to examine the watch strapped to her  wrist; then she gave a loud double-rap on the  door.

Which of the following best describes the pacing of this portion of the story?

A. Slow  B. Simple  C. Moderate  D. Fast"

A. Slow

Explanation:

The narrative shown in the question above shows a slow pace, where nothing has much going on and the narrator proposes to detail a situation and the factors that compose it.

This rhythm is efficient to place the readers within a narrative, making them know important points that should be known to the reader, whether to understand the character, the setting, the context, among other important points for the story.

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).