Which of the following best summarizes one central idea of the passage from "Mother Tongue"?
A. The way a person speaks English is nobody’s business but family members.
B. The way a person speaks English is not noticed by business professionals.
C. The way a person speaks English is not a good measure of intellectual ability.
D. The way a person speaks English is the best criteria for a career choice.

If you decided to sequence the story as it occurred in real life, what would be the effect(s) of using past tense for the beginning and middle but switching to present tense for the ending? check the two boxes that apply. the events of the story would seem like they were taking place in the present. the events of the story would seem to lead up to the current day. the shift in tense would clearly separate the two time periods for the reader. all of the events of the story would seem like they had taken place in the past