Question

How does the phrase "the region where language production and auditory processing take place" affect the passage?

a. It helps give the passage its scholarly tone.
b. It creates a critical tone in the passage.
c. It establishes an optimistic tone in the passage.
d. It develops the passage's reflective tone.

Answer 1

A. It helps give the passage its scholarly tone.

Step-by-step explanation:

In the passage, Music and The Brain, the phrase quoted above helped to give scholarly tone to the passage.

A scholarly tone can be defined as the tone of the writer of the academic research paper. It is usually formal, informed and direct.

The passage talks about how music helps in better functioning of the brain. The one example that the researchers give was of Albert Einstein who solved his difficult formulae while playing the violin.

The phrase quoted above gives a scholarly tone as it is informed and direct and formal. It talks about how, according to studies, it is revealed that children who learn music before the age of seven tend to develop the language production and auditory process.

So, the correct answer is option A.

Answer 2

The correct answer is letter A

Step-by-step explanation:

Giving or adding objective information of academical interest for knowledge acquisition to an idea, phrase or text in general, helps give it a scholarly tone, making it more professional, informative, educational and/or direct. In this case, the author is adding informative data in regards to the place he is reffering to.