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. Which phrase from this excerpt best indicates to the reader that the purpose of this essay is to inform? "I know this for a fact" "my mother's ‘limited' English" "the quality of what she had to say" "her thoughts were imperfect"

Answer 1

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Step-by-step explanation:

"I know this for a fact" is the answer

Answer 2

The phrase from the excerpt that best indicates that the purpose of the essay is to inform is “I know this for a fact”. This phrase helps the author introduce evidence to the text that supports her ideas.

In this case the author tells a personal experience as a way to provide more information and the context of her essay.

The rest of the options are incorrect as they are part of the personal experience that the author is narrating.