Question

read the excerpt from \mother tongue.\

and sure enough, the following week there we were in front of this astonished stockbroker, and i was sitting there red - faced and quiet, and my mother, the real mrs. tan, was shouting at his boss in her impeccable broken english.

which information from the excerpt best supports the inference that all forms of english can be effective forms of communication?

• tan uses

ed - faced\ to describe herself when her mother is speaking.

• tan uses the phrase \the real mrs. tan\ to refer to her mother.
• tan uses the word \shouting\ to describe her mother’s tone of voice.
• tan uses the word \impeccable\ to describe her mother’s english.

Explanation:

To determine which option supports the inference that all English forms are effective, we analyze each:

• "Red - faced" describes Tan's emotion, not communication effectiveness.
• "The real Mrs. Tan" is about identity, not communication.
• "Shouting" is about tone, not the effectiveness of the English form.
• "Impeccable" for mother's broken English implies her English, though non - standard, is effective in communicating (as she's shouting at the boss, showing it works). So this option supports the inference.

Answer:

Tan uses the word "impeccable" to describe her mother’s English.