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What part of speech is the word in italics? Shelly's beautiful dance thoroughly *captivated* the audience. Noun Verb Adverb Adjective
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What part of speech is the word in italics?

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

Noun
Verb
Adverb
Adjective

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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)
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Answer:

VERB

Step-by-step explanation:

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

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