Question

What is tone? what type of tone is appropriate for a research paper?

Answer 1

Tone, in written composition, is an attitude of a writer toward a subject or an audience. Tone is generally conveyed through the choice of words or the viewpoint of a writer on a particular subject. The tone can be formal, informal, serious, comic, sarcastic, sad, and cheerful or it may be any other attitudes. Hope that helps.

Answer 2

Tone is the authors way of telling a story, or describing something in a story. An "Informal Tone" would seem the most appropriate tone when writing a research paper.