Question

what part of the speech of the italicized word in the following sentence: heather is mentally strong and often displays her ability to persevere in difficult situations. options: verb, adverb, noun, adjective

Explanation:

First, identify the italicized word (assuming it's "mentally" from the sentence structure). An adverb modifies a verb, adjective, or other adverb. "Mentally" modifies the adjective "strong", so it functions as an adverb.

Answer:

Adverb