Review the paragraphs that begin at the bottom of page 2 and end at the top of page 4. How do
these two paragraphs provide structure for the
passage?
by sharing a time line of predicted industry
developments
by explaining the means by which industry
statistics are gathered
by comparing skill requirements among growing
career sectors
by contrasting the growth projections of various
industries
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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.”