Answer:
D.) It is used as a verb to describe the main action of the sentence.
Explanation:
Shrieking is a verb because it is an action, it wouldn't be a verb if it was shrieked but in this case it is ending with <em>-ing</em>, therefore the action is taking place at the moment.
Hope this helps and if the explanation is unclear, I apologize.
A thesaurus is your best source option for alternate words with the same meaning.
I have one called "This is Where It Ends" not sure who its by but its about a school shooting from different perspectives. Hope this helped☺
<span> "...like every white farm, was largely unused, broken only occasionally by small patches of cultivation.”</span>
