Which best explains this excerpt's purpose in the novel's plot structure? the excerpt provides a solution to the key problem as part of the resolution. the excerpt is the point of greatest tension and acts as the climax. the excerpt builds suspense and creates tension as part of the rising action. the excerpt takes place after the climax as part of the falling action.

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explanation:

gerund phrase: writing a short story.

noun use: subject.

answer: age of the protagonists.

dubliners is a collection of fifteen short stories by james joyce, published in 1914. they tell the stories of the irish middle class in and around dublin in the early years of the 20th century.

joyce divides the collection into three sections dealing with childhood, adolescence and maturity. therefore, one pattern he uses to organize his stories is the age of the protagonists. the initial stories deal with children, and as the stories continue, they focus on progressively older people.