In the following sentence, identify the part of speech of the italicized word.

Large fish swim (swiftly) in the sea.

A: Adjective

B: Noun

C: Verb

D: Adverb

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Jenny Arias

English

19 January, 01:01

In the following sentence, identify the part of speech of the italicized word.

Large fish swim (swiftly) in the sea.

A: Adjective

B: Noun

C: Verb

D: Adverb

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Gavin Castro · Answer 1

The correct answer among the choices is option D. The word "swiftly", which is italicized in the example, is an adverb. An adverb modifies a verb, an adjective or other adverbs. In the sentence, the verb modified is swim which is a verb.

In the following sentence, identify the part of speech of the italicized word.Large fish swim (swiftly) in the sea.A: AdjectiveB: NounC: VerbD: Adverb

In the following sentence, identify the part of speech of the italicized word.

Large fish swim (swiftly) in the sea.

A: Adjective

B: Noun

C: Verb

D: Adverb