Reflective essays explore what the author believes and the origins of those beliefs. which sentences in this excerpt from amy tan's "mother tongue" indicate where tan’s beliefs came from?
a)you should know that my mother's expressive command of english belies how much she actually understands.
b)she reads the forbes report, listens to wall street week, converses daily with her stockbroker, reads all of shirley maclaine’s books with ease—all kinds of things i can't begin to understand.
c)yet some of my friends tell me they understand fifty percent of what my mother says.
d)some say they understand none of it, as if she were speaking pure chinese. it's my mother tongue.
e)her language, as i hear it, is vivid, direct, full of observation and imagery.
f)that was the language that shape the way i saw things, expressed things, made sense of the world.
more than one is correct

Which of the following  correctly  completes the missing line (line ii) of the outline? a.why gilman advocates “rest cure”b.why gilman hates “rest cure”c.gilman’s opinion of “rest cure”d.gilman’s need to punish the doctor      select the best answer from the choices providedabcd

Which phrase from the article suggests a tone that is formal but subjective? a- "thirty-six inches long and sixteen inches wide" b- "loads of fun with it" c- "most generous and attractive" d- "must be new subscribers"

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