Probably D. I think I just answered this question from another person. You should have added on there that "quick as lightning" was underlined.
Answer:
B
Explanation:
Because the other ones i just had this and I got it right
B
because it's an action verb which will not have the direct object receiving the action.
It depends on what the sentence is but abuse can be mental or physical. Violating is often used to describe breaking the law. So if your sentence could be someone was violating a neighborhood or a person they would be breaking the law