2. Word choice and sentence structure help create interesting stories, word choice helps because you can use any words that are similar to the word for example: you can use then but you can also use therefore. Having a large vocabulary means being able to have a vast variety of word choices to pick from.
It would be it is a primary subject in the story that helps understand the hidden motives of the main character.
Answer:
Let's study tomorrow, Shall we?
Write an email, Will you?
Everybody clapped, Didn't they?
A little cream is added to the dishes, isn't it?
I am thinner than you, aren't I?
Explanation:
O' Henry's choice to have Jimmy write the note to Bob <em>provides the reader with insight into Jimmy's character and illustrates how different the two men are after twenty years</em>. After this time, Jimmy has become a police officer and Bob, a famous criminal. <em>They used to be friends when they were younger</em>. But when they meet after twenty years, Jimmy realizes that his friend is a known criminal who is being searched for, and, as he used to be close to him in the past, <em>he cannot arrest him on his own</em>, so he looks for another police officer to arrest his friend.