On this passage With only a minute left in the game, I had the ball and ran
down the field, scanning for defenders and listening for
their footsteps on the grass. Then I passed the last
defender and, when I saw a good chance, I kicked the ball
past the goalie, thus winning the game. I couldn't believe
that I had, as that had never happened before, and my
excitement eclipsed all that I had even known before.
O A. The use of /makes the reader feel removed from the action
OB. The author's tone suggests some degree of sarcasm, making this
into a satire
O C. The long, complex sentences slow down the pace and draw the
action out
O D. The short, quick sentences quicken the pace and heighten the
excitement
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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. what best supports the inference that tan believes nonstandard english is no less valid than standard english? tan spends a lot of time thinking about her mother’s “fractured” english. tan has trouble thinking of descriptive words when she is writing. tan’s american education makes it difficult for her to understand her mother. tan winces when she describes her mother’s english as “broken.”