Answer:
D). Using technical language helps the author stress the complexity of the scientific advances and technological achievements that Edison observed.
Explanation:
Language and diction play a vital role in communicating the intended message effectively to the audience and creating the desired impact.
In the given extract from 'Edison Marvels at the Magic of Electricity', the author employs a technical language to emphasize the intricacy of the scientific developments that Edison discovered. It <u>helps the author to convey the convolutions involved in these developments</u> and also to reflect Edison's intellectual ability to note such technicality. Thus, <u>option D</u> is the correct answer.
Ment, suffix. -ment is attached to verbs to form nouns that refer to the action of the verb:govern + -ment → government.
A. playful
<span>The scene is meant to be funny and the seriousness of the human characters is the classic "straight man" to the chimpanzee's buffoonery. </span>
<span>If you analyze funny scenes / acts, you'll see that there is often a buffoon who says wild things and a "straight man" who doesn't get the joke. This makes the audience feel very clever and it laughs.</span>