Which question is most clearly analytical in nature? a. how many grammatical mistakes has the author made? b. what happened at the beginning of the story at the end? c. why did the author decide to start in the middle of the action? d. how long is the work, in terms of chapters?

  The question that is the most clearly analytical in nature is option C:

"Why did the author decide to start in the middle o the action?"

 The question word "why" has the purpose to rationally understand the reason that led the author to start in the middle of the act. Reasonably, he should start by the beginning, but if he decided to start in the middle, so it would be for a  rational and good reason, and this is the purpose of the question.

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).

muir's use of diction creates a mood of urgency and fear. the highlighted words - difficult, difficult, force, crooked, struggling, tangled, fallen, fear, faint and hungry - come together to make you feel that the author is in danger. the imagery is clear so that it comes alive in your mind. diction can create a mood which can bring everything else together.

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