Answer:
A. It helps give the passage its scholarly tone.
Explanation:
In the passage, <u>Music and The Brain</u>, 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.
