3) Which statement accurately synthesizes information from this passage's graph and the information from the article itself? The low price for corn in 1986, Stewart argues, was
A) caused by the sudden withdrawal of government
funding for ethanol farmer subsidies, Stewart believes that the ethanol debate is mostly a
B) waste of time and effort because the prices of corn,
wheat, and soybeans is in constant fluctuation.
Stewart presents information that connects the government's funding of increased ethanol usage with 2007's spiking prices for corn, wheat, and
soybeans Stewart presents information that connects the
government's funding of increased ethanol usage
D) with 2007's dropping prices for corn and wheat, but
not soybeans

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.”