Question

Read the excerpt from "Mother Tongue."

Yet some of my friends tell me they understand 50 percent of what my mother says. Some say they understand 80 to 90 percent. 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. Her language, as I hear it, is vivid, direct, full of observation and imagery. That was the language that helped shape the way I saw things, expressed things, made sense of the world.

Which best summarizes the central idea of the excerpt?
Nonstandard forms of English are valid, complete languages.
People from different cultures can easily learn to speak English.
The English and Chinese languages have similar structures.
Parents should use standard English with their children in the home.

Answer 1

A but its a poor choice.

Step-by-step explanation:

Well it's never going to be B. Anyone who has to learn English will tell you its a monster.

I doubt C as well. If they were similar, people from China wouldn't require a lot of tutoring which they usually do.

The author is arguing the exact opposite to D. She thinks it is just fine that she learned a great deal about the world and how she saw things from her mother who had a talent for observations.

I guess you have to pick A but it's an awfully poor choice. The author (Amy Tan I think) is saying much more than A. Vivid is fine and complete languages are fine, but its more than that. Her mother gave her the gift of seeing the world in a whole different way.