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Solve the following problem using Python, implementing the functions described below, one line at a time
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Description:
 def _normalize(parsed, **options):
 """ Normalizes the parsed element. :param parsed: The parsed elements. :type parsed: Parsed :rtype: Parsed """

    if options.get("exact"):
        return parsed

    if isinstance(parsed, time):
        now = options["now"] or datetime.now()

        return datetime(
            now.year,
            now.month,
            now.day,
            parsed.hour,
            parsed.minute,
            parsed.second,
            parsed.microsecond,
        )
    elif isinstance(parsed, date) and not isinstance(parsed, datetime):
        return datetime(parsed.year, parsed.month, parsed.day)

    return parsed