Why do you think the author chose to repeat "One dollar and eighty-seven cents" in
the first paragraph of "The Gift of the Magi"?
O a) To stress the role of money in the story
Ob) To set the tone of the story
OC) To help readers understand Della's dismay over the amount
Od) All of the above

C- To help readers understand Della's dismay over the amount

Explanation:

Because DElla is stressing over the amount of money , the athor uses this to show her being overwhelmed

To help readers understand Della's dismay over the amount

where is the

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).