Question

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?
○ to inform readers based on tan’s childhood experience
○ to persuade readers to speak a different way
○ to inform readers of tan’s mother’s feelings
○ to persuade readers that tan’s mother is intelligent

Explanation:

The excerpt shares Tan's personal childhood experience of viewing her mother through the lens of her "limited" English, with no persuasive agenda to change speech or prove her mother's intelligence, nor does it focus on her mother's feelings. It simply conveys her own past perception based on her youth.

Answer:

to inform readers based on Tan's childhood experience