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.

"solitude is an inner concept rather than an outward one" is the statement among the choices given that  would be included in a summary of paragraph one of society and solitude. the correct option among all the options that are given in the question is the third option or option "c". i hope the answer you.