Identify the choice that uses one or more transitions to correctly indicate a causal relationship. a. i am not like most people in my choice of vacation spots; for example, i like to go to cold places where i have to bundle up. b. i could not wait to tell them what i had seen; as a result, the words just spilled out of my mouth. c. a blank computer screen stared out at dominic, but he stared right back. d. i was feeling a little low; i decided to go to the mall to buy myself something frivolous.

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.”