The tense is all mixed up, but it looks like present is used most often, so "emitted" should be changed to "emits" and "pulled" should be changed to "pulls." I can't see the entire paragraph so just make sure that's consistent.
You don't need a comma in "running towards us with the fire extinguisher."
"Your mother and me" should be "Your mother and I." For reference try taking our "your mother" - it sounds pretty silly to say "me thinks" unless you're in the 1600s, right? And it should be "think" instead of "thinks."
In the context of this essay, it would be "<span>4. Tan's mother does not speak standard English, but she is able to convey the ideas behind her words" that</span> best describes the meaning of this statement.
What is this question asking? Is it a matching question...? A True/False??
Because it depends on the laws already at place