The answer is going to be B : provides some action for characters as they are speaking
Hey there! I've been taking journalism class so I hope this helps. A lead sets up the story and informs the reader of everything that they need to know. Since a reader only cares about the most important of details, it is essential to let the reader know the 5W's without overdoing it to the point that conciseness is compromised.
I believe the best answer is "Gillian is confused about how to spend one thousand dollars." If he is a generally rich man, he should probably know how to spend a single grand. Irony is deliberately subverting an audience's expectations; this subverts our expectations for rich people. In other words, what we expect to be the case is not the case. I hope this helps.
I feel that the first one would be the correct answer, because the definition of a dangling modifier is as follows; <span>a word or phrase that modifies a word not clearly stated in the sentence. A </span>modifier<span> describes, clarifies, or gives more detail about a concept. </span>