The highlighted word is used as what part of speech? ( remember : the part speech is determined by the function of the word in the sentence. ) cory did her best to calm the screaming baby. a. noun b. verb. c. adjective d. adverb

C) Adjective.

Explanation: an adjective is a word that describes or modify a noun or a pronoun in a sentence or phrase. In the given sentence, the highlighted word (screaming) is used as an adjective that is modifying the noun "baby." It isn't a verb because it isn't demonstrating an action. It isn't a noun neither because it doesn't denotate anything, and neither it is an adverb because it isn't modifying a verb or another adverb.

she was killed in her home during hurricane katrina. b.she was relocated to another town after hurricane katrina. c.she died trying to get victims of the hurricane to safety. d.she is still missing — police do not know where she is.

the correct answer is the first one.