Read the excerpt from "mother tongue." lately, i’ve been giving more thought to the kind of english my mother speaks. like others, i have described it to people as “broken” or “fractured” english. but i wince when i say that. it has always bothered me that i can think of no other way to describe it other than “broken,” as if it were damaged and needed to be fixed, as if it lacked a certain wholeness and soundness. how does tan build a central idea of her story in the excerpt? tan discusses her thoughts about language to build the idea that the english language does not have words to match some chinese terms. tan discusses her relationship with her mother to build the idea that mothers and daughters in all cultures often have misunderstandings. tan discusses her mother’s use of english to build the idea that a form of language can be purposeful and meaningful even if it is nonstandard. tan discusses the english language to build the idea that there is a lack of appropriate synonyms for the word “broken.”

Tan discusses her mother’s use of English to build the idea that a form of language can be purposeful and meaningful even if it is nonstandard

This is te answer because in the brief excerpt the author describes how he mother's english is not the best, but at the same time she lets us know that she's not confortable thinking of it as broken, so the rest of the text will explain why even when not the best, Tan's mother's english allows her to communicate, and  it will also likely make a connection to how this broken english is actually enriched by their mother language in some particular ways that give their communicative experience another dimension that a native speaker's one might not have

i think the best answer would be d allowing 30 seconds between response would give time for what was already said to sink down in your mind.

"it's more of an essay than story, but perhaps it is best described as a mood-piece: it uses a lot of musical imagery, not to mention sea imagery, religious imagery, and any other imagery that suits his purpose."