To change the tone of the sentence from derogatory to comforting, which word most needs to be replaced? your pain is a cruel testimony of your ignorance. a. ignorance b. pain c. testimony d. cruel

D. ignorance.

Explanation:

A derogatory tone means a kind of tone that has negative or pejorative connotations, whereas a comforting tone would be one characterized by empathy, acceptance and joyous affirmation, even in the face of hardships.

To change the tone of the passage above into a comforting one, you should change the word ignorance for something of an empathetic nature. A good example could be “wisdom”, so that the sentence would read: your pain is a cruel testimony of your wisdom.    

faithful servants eumaeus and philaetius:

his ragged vest then drawn aside disclosed the sign conspicuous, and the scar exposed: eager they view'd, with joy they stood amazed with tearful eyes o'er all their master gazed:

these servants know ulysses by the scar he got when he was a child - so when he showed them the mark, they immediately knew this is truly their master and they hugged him, finally starting to believe his words.

pandas are endangered because of habitat destruction by humans.

as of 2014 there were around 2,000 left, since then, it supposedly has risen 17%.

they are a very endangered species.

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