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?
The phrase “I know this for a fact” gives us the idea that the speaker is aiming not to persuade, argue or entertain but to communicate or inform readers about their childhood experience. Besides, in the rest of the excerpt, the speaker uses a casual language to describe how the speaker viewed their mother, which also supports the author's purpose of sharing information.
