Consider the following pedagogical scenario: An English tea...
Cold Kimchi Tomato Bibim Noodles

Ingredients
For the sauce
3 tablespoons tomato paste
2 tablespoons gochujang
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1 1/2 tablespoons sesame oil
3 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
3 tablespoons kimchi juice
1 tablespoon honey
1 cup chopped kimchi
For the noodles
150 grams somen noodles
For the toppings
2 Persian cucumbers, sliced into matchsticks
1 shallot, minced
2 cups cherry tomatoes, halved
2 soft-boiled eggs (7 minutes, jammy yolks)
4 radishes, thinly sliced
To finish
Extra sesame oil, for drizzling
2 tablespoons furikake
Handful of cilantro
Directions
•Step 1
An English teacher planning a lesson for Brazilian high school students using this recipe as authentic material wants to analyze the syntactic complexity and verb phrase structures to assess text difficulty level and design appropriate scaffolding activities. Examining sentences like "Bring a pot of water to a rolling boil," "Stir in the chopped kimchi until evenly coated," and "Using tongs, gently mix until each strand is coated," the teacher conducts a syntactic analysis focusing on verb phrase types, clause structures, and non-finite constructions. Regarding the syntactic features that impact text difficulty and pedagogical implications for supporting reading comprehension among intermediate EFL learners, which analysis is syntactically and pedagogically accurate?