Question

which best summarizes one central idea of the passage from \mother tongue\?
○ all forms of the english language are meaningful and purposeful.
○ some forms of the english language do not translate well into writing.
○ the english language would be more efficient with a chinese structure.
○ english language proficiency can only be determined through testing.

Explanation:

In "Mother Tongue," Amy Tan explores different forms of English (like her mother's "broken" English) and argues that all forms have meaning and purpose, even if they don't conform to standard academic English. The other options: the passage doesn't focus on translation to writing (eliminating the second option), doesn't suggest English needs a Chinese structure (eliminating the third), and rejects the idea that proficiency is only determined by testing (eliminating the fourth).

Answer:

A. All forms of the English language are meaningful and purposeful.