Which statement best expresses the central idea of "Mother Tongue" by Amy Tan? A) It is possible to know someone's true capabili
ties based solely on his or her use of language. B) People make inaccurate judgements about others based on the way they express themselves through language. C) The best way to understand someone's true abilities is to listen to him or her use language. D) Anyone who judges others based on their use of language must be willing to hold himself or herself to the same standard.
The statement which best expresses the central idea of "Mother Tongue" by Amy Tan is:
C) The best way to understand someone's true abilities is to listen to him or her use language.
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.
Ovid created suspense in "Pyramus and Thisbe" by dragging on Pyramus discovering the fate of his love which was all untrue. He did this by using many sentences that eluded to this discovery, causing Pyramus' death. Suspense is further carried on by Thisbe now having to discover her lover close to death, promising her own downfall in the name of love.
The five uses of the comma are: Separating the main elements of a sentence from each other. Setting off a parenthetical element from the rest of the sentence. Separating elements in a series.
