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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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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.
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