Read this sentence from the story. this is art and fine and beautiful, and only a master can compass it; but a machine could tell the other story. which response best explains the meaning of the sentence? humorous stories are far easier to tell aloud than comic stories. humorous stories are more entertaining to listeners than comic stories. it takes tremendous skill and experience to successfully relate a humorous story. effective storytelling is an art form.

Select all that apply. identify the objective case personal pronouns. i me you him, her he, she it we us them they

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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.”