Tan builds a central idea of her story in the excerpt as:
Tan discusses her mother’s use of English to build the idea that a form of language can be purposeful and meaningful even if it is nonstandard.
Amy Tan's essay “Mother Tongue” is about the difficulties that a child has to face if it grows in a family in which its parents speak 'limited English.' Amy's mother was among such parent who was unable to speak fluent and proper English. It is through the language that the person is judged by others. Amy was brought up by her mother and because of this, her writing style was much influenced by the language spoken at her home. Her mother taught her that a person's perception of the world is influenced by the language spoken at home.
Read the passage from "How Should One Read a Book?”
Yet few people ask from books what books can give us. Most commonly we come to books with blurred and divided minds, asking of fiction that it shall be true, of poetry that it shall be false, of biography that it shall be flattering, of history that it shall enforce our own prejudices. If we could banish all such preconceptions when we read, that would be an admirable beginning.
The reader can conclude that the passage comes from a(n)
biography.
essay.
myth.
play.
Answer:
Essay
Explanation:
According to the passage from "How Should One Read a Book?”, the author talks about banishing preconceived notions about books and authors from readers before reading. She states that most people read books with a blurred mind and divided minds to enforce their own prejudices.
Therefore, the reader can conclude that the passage comes from an essay.
This is because, an essay is a literary writing that outlines the perspective of the writer about a certain topic, and from the passage, the author talks about his perspective on the prejudices of readers.
The correct answer is: The broken down, horseless carriage.
Explanation:
Extracted from the novel Dragonwings, from the Golden Mountain Chronicles by Lawrence Yep, this passage depicts Father's first encouinter with Mr. Alger and his disposition to help him even when he was nothing but a stranger, a "demon". Father stops in his routine rounds to help Mr. Alger, who was stranded by the side of the road with his car or "horseless carriage" broken down, and if not for Mr. Alger's need for aid, Father would not have stopped and established communication with him.
Answer: A “Even though it’s the writings of a child, it’s hers and it’s a secret.”
Explanation:
The answer is E. all of the above
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