The symbol "ʒ" is associated with which of the following sounds?

The symbol "ʒ" is associated with the sound produced in the middle of the word "garage." This sound is a voiced postalveolar fricative, which means that during its articulation, the vocal cords vibrate while air is expelled through a narrow constriction formed by the tongue and the roof of the mouth, specifically near the area just behind the alveolar ridge.

In contrast, other sounds that begin with "sh" or represented in the options relate to different phonetic symbols. For instance, the "sh" sound in "shoe" is represented by the symbol "ʃ," not "ʒ." Similarly, the "th" sounds in "three" and "feather" are denoted by distinct symbols, "θ" for the voiceless "th" as in "three," and "ð" for the voiced "th" as in "feather." Consequently, the distinctive sound represented by "ʒ" is clearly identified with the specific phoneme in "garage," reaffirming that this choice is valid.