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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Which part of speech is the underlined word? The old bear was an uncommonly gentle animal for its size. A. interjection B. preposition C. adjective D. adverb uncommonly is underlined and i think it is c or d

OpenStudy (igreen):

C is incorrect.. adjectives modify nouns.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i htink ti is d then

OpenStudy (igreen):

"uncommonly" refers to "gentle", which is not a noun.

OpenStudy (igreen):

Yes, D is correct.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

think and it

OpenStudy (igreen):

Adverbs modify verbs or other adverbs.

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