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.    

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