Read the excerpt from Amy Tan’s essay “Mother Tongue.”I know this for a fact, because when I was growing up, my mother’s “limited” English limited my perception of her. I was ashamed of her English. I believed that her English reflected the quality of what she had to say. That is, because she expressed them imperfectly her thoughts were imperfect.What is the purpose of this text?
Answer
A
to inform readers based on Tan’s childhood experience
B
to persuade readers to speak a different way
C
to inform readers of Tan’s mother’s feelings
D
to persuade readers that Tan’s mother is intelligent
Explanation
Tan describes what she believed as a child about her mother’s English and how that shaped her perception of her mother. The excerpt uses her childhood experience to inform readers about the effects of judging someone by the way they speak. It does not mainly try to persuade readers that her mother is intelligent or tell readers how to speak.
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