I believe it is c.
I know that d is wrong for sure so my answer would be c
A.<span>investigating a subject in order to discover or revise facts, theories, and applications
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The protagonist is most likely to experience a change in the climax
A verb states an action. In the sentence "They can take the bus to school", what are they doing? They are TAKING it to school.
Their action? 'Take'