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What is the part of speech sprawled?

"Sprawled" can be a few different parts of speech depending on how it's used in a sentence:

* Verb (past participle): This is the most common use. It describes a state of being spread out or lying stretched out.

* Adjective: This describes something that is spread out or lying stretched out.

Here are some examples:

Verb:

* The children sprawled on the floor, playing with toys.

* The city sprawled across the landscape.

Adjective:

* The sprawled city was a sight to behold.

* The sprawled body of the victim was discovered in the alley.

Without context, it's impossible to know which part of speech is intended.

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