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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

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Answer: 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.

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