Question

read the excerpt from amy tans essay \mother tongue.\ i know this for a fact, because when i was growing up, my mothers \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. what is the purpose of this text? to inform readers based on tans childhood experience to persuade readers to speak a different way to inform readers of tans mothers feelings to persuade readers that tans mother is intelligent

Explanation:

The text describes Tan's childhood experience of being ashamed of her mother's "limited" English and her perception at that time. It is sharing a personal experience - based fact rather than trying to persuade readers to speak a different way (no such call - to - action), or inform about her mother's feelings (focus is on Tan's perception), or persuade about her mother's intelligence (the text shows a negative perception at that time).

Answer:

to inform readers based on Tan's childhood experience