Question

Reflective essays explore what the author belleves and the origins of those

bellefs. Which sentences in this excerpt from Army Tan's "Mother Tongue"
Indicate where Tan's beliefs came from?
Select ALL the correct answers.
(A) You should know that my mother's expressive command of English
belles how much she actually understands. (B) She reads the Forbes
report, listens to Wall Street Week, converses dally with her
stockbroker, reads all of Shirley MacLaine's books with ease-all kinds
of things I can't begin to understand. (C) Yet some of my friends tell
me they understand fifty percent of what my mother says. Some say
they understand eighty to ninety percent. (D) Some say they
understand none of it, as if she were speaking pure Chinese. But to me,
my mother's English is perfectly clear, perfectly natural. It's my mother
tongue. (E) Her language, as I hear it, is vivid, direct, full of observation
and Imagery. (F) That was the language that helped shape the way I
saw things, expressed things, made sense of the world.
A You should know that my mother's expressive command of
English belles how much she actually understands.
OB. She reads the Forbes report, listens to Wall Street Week,
converses dally with her stockbroker, reads all of Shirley
MacLaine's books with ease-all kinds of things I can't begin to
understand.
C. Yet some of my friends tell me they understand fifty percent of
what my mother says.
D. Some say they understand none of it, as if she were speaking pure
Chinese.
E Her language, as I hear it, is vivid, direct, full of observation and
Imagery.
OF. That was the language that helped shape the way I saw things.
expressed things, made sense of the world.

Answer 1

B. She reads the Forbes report, listens to Wall Street Week, converses dally with her stockbroker, reads all of Shirley MacLaine's books with ease-all kinds of things I can't begin to understand.

E. Her language, as I hear it, is vivid, direct, full of observation and Imagery.

F. That was the language that helped shape the way I saw things, expressed things, made sense of the world.

Step-by-step explanation:

These sentences suggest that Tan's beliefs about the power and beauty of language were influenced by her mother's expressive command of English, which was shaped by her extensive reading and daily conversations with people in positions of authority and influence. Tan also implies that her own experiences of growing up bilingual and bicultural, and her struggles to navigate the complexities and nuances of language, have contributed to her understanding of the importance of language in shaping our perceptions of ourselves and the world around us.