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", the author explores different forms of English (like her mother's "broken" English) and emphasizes that all forms have meaning and purpose. The other options are incorrect: the passage doesn't focus on translation to writing issues, propose changing English's structure, or claim proficiency is only test - determined.

Answer:

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