Read the excerpt from "broken chain." his mother clipped coupons from magazines and newspapers, kept a vegetable garden in the summer, and shopped at penney’s and k-mart. their family ate a lot of frijoles, which was ok because nothing else tasted so good, though one time alfonso had chinese pot stickers and thought they were the next best food in the world. why does soto most likely include this characterization of alfonso’s mother in the story? to show that she uses a variety of foods when she cooks for her family to support the idea that the family does not have money to spend on braces to show what a close relationship alfonso has with his mother to support the idea that alfonso does not always appreciate his family

the answer should be a)directions.

in other words

to put it differently

for one thing

as an illustration

in this case

for this reason

to put it another way

that is to say

with attention to

by all means

important to realize

another key point

first thing to remember

most compelling evidence

must be remembered

point often overlooked

to point out

on the positive side

on the negative side

with this in mind

notably

including

like

to be sure

namely

chiefly

truly

indeed

certainly

surely

markedly

such as

especially

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specifically

expressly

surprisingly

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significantly

particularly

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in general

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to repeat

to clarify

to explain

to enumerate

not sure but i think it’s the snug nest