Question

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

Answer 1

Shelly represents a person's name, therefore the word is a noun.

Beautiful is an adjective as it describes the activity that Shelly was carrying out.

Dance is a verb. It is the action that Shelly was performing beautifully.

Thoroughly is an adverb as it modifies or qualifies the verb dance.

Captivated is a verb which describes how the audience watched the dance.

Audience is a noun that represents the people who were watching Shelly dance

Answer 2

Answer:

captivated is a verb

Explanation: