Read the excerpt from "Why Do Black Women Fear the Fro?" by Cheryl Thompson In addition to hair, black women have a lot of other
issues that are rarely discussed. For instance, according to the Canadian Research Institute for the Advancement of Women, black women are at a higher risk of developing breast cancer. Similarly, in the U.S., according to Depressionls Real.org, a 2007 study found that depression among black women is almost 50 per cent higher than among white women. And black women are twice as likely as black men to suffer depression. How does the author's use of syntax contribute to the tone of the excerpt? O Punctuation emphasizes an insolent tone. O Repetition helps to develop a cautionary tone. O Sentence length helps to develop a neutral tone. Parallelism emphasizes a haughty tone.
The way the author's use of syntax contributes to the tone of the excerpt is C. Sentence length helps to develop a neutral tone.
<h3>What is Tone?</h3>
This refers to the author's attitude in a given story and how this affects the mood of the story.
Hence, we can see that from the given excerpt, there is the narration of the issues black women face and how science has found that they have a higher risk of getting cancer.
Therefore, we can see that option C is the correct answer.
