2.) He drives
3.) I watched
4.) I went
5.) She left
C. To use persuasion to convince readers to accept an opinion
Answer:
To inform readers based on Tan's childhood experience.
Explanation:
'Mother Tongue' is an essay written by Amy Tan. The essay talks about how Amy made use of different 'Englishes' in her work.
In the given excerpt Tan is talking about how her mother used to speak shorthand' broken' English. She informs the readers that the limited English that was spoken by her mother limited Amy's perception about her mother because she felt ashamed of the broken English she used to speak.
So, the purpose of including this text in the essay is to inform the readers about her experience with English in her childhood. Thus first option is correct.
Explanation:
It is important to analyze the information you are using for textual evidence because authors often use literary devices like imagery and similies to convey the bigger meaning of the text or, the theme. If textual evidence is not analyzed the possible real meaning will not be understood by the reader, unless the evidence is analyzed.
C. His heart turned to stone.
Your heart turning into a stone isn't possible, so that is why it is a metaphor. It basically means being coldhearted.
