Which represents the claim of the essay "a cat is not a can of soup"? a. however, the shelter workers will not allow anyone to adopt a seriously ill animal. b. adopting a pet from ferndale shelter is often a wiser move than buying one. c. you won't have a problem finding a gentle or sociable pet at the shelter. d. a great benefit that might surprise you is that pets are not expensive at a shelter.

The statement that represents the claim of the essay "A Cat Is Not a Can of Soup" is option B.  Adopting a pet from the Ferndale Shelter is often a wiser move than buying one.

The essay "A Cat Is Not a Can of Soup" is exactly a persuasive essay. A persuasive essay refers to an essay which aims to convince a reader about a particular idea, notion or focus, usually one that you believe in.

The answer is  B)

Explanation:

the answer would be d. he tells the story through a teenage narrator.

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).