What does the underlined passage of Section 9 of "The
Gift of the Magi" reveal about
the narrator?
9- Had King Solomon been
the janitor, with all his
treasures piled up in the
basement, Jim would have
pulled out his watch every
time he passed, just to see
him pluck at his beard from
envy.
A. The narrator has no understanding of
he Christian religion.
B. The narrator has enough
understanding of the Christian religion to
know who King Solomon is.
C. The narrator is jealous of Jim's watch.
Yes

B. The narrator has enough understanding of the Christian religion to know who king solomon is

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).