Question

What part of speech is the word in italics?

Shelly's beautiful dance thoroughly *captivated* the audience.

Noun
Verb
Adverb
Adjective

Answer 1

The correct answer is verb because the word “captivated” describes what Shelly’s dance ‘did’ to the audience.
Remember:
Noun = person, place or thing (Shelly)
Verb = action (Captivated)
Adverb = description of an action (thoroughly would be the adverb here)
Adjective = description (beautiful)

Answer 2

VERB

Step-by-step explanation:

The answer is a VERB because captivated is the past tense of captivate...