Using the Grammar Notation in Your Textbook, Which Rule Means

question 34

Multiple Choice

Using the grammar notation in your textbook, which rule means that a verb can be either jumps over or eats?

• A)<verb> ::= "jumps over" | "eats" | </verb>
• B)<verb> ::= jumps over | eats
• C)<verb> ::= jumps | over | eats
• D)<verb> ::= <jumps over> | <eats> | </verb>

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Definitions:

Covalently Bonded

Atoms that are linked together by sharing pairs of electrons to achieve stability.

Ionic Bond

Type of chemical bond in which a strong mutual attraction links ions of opposite charge.

Chemical Bond

Attractive force that arises between two atoms when their electrons interact; links atoms into molecules.

Nonionic Solids

Substances that consist of molecules bound together by covalent bonds rather than ionic bonds, lacking charge separation.