In the context of this essay, it would be "<span>4. Tan's mother does not speak standard English, but she is able to convey the ideas behind her words" that</span> best describes the meaning of this statement.
Hello. Unfortunately the texts your question refers to are not available and this makes it impossible for me to answer your question properly. However, I will try to help you as best I can.
To discover the message these two works share, you will need to read both texts. This message is the theme, the lesson that the author of the two texts wants to present to the reader. You can find this message by reading the texts and answering the question "What are these texts trying to teach me?"
Harshly. whenever you are looking for an adverb it usually ends with an ly. :))
