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

Question

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

igreen · Answer

C is incorrect.. adjectives modify nouns.

anonymous · Answer

i htink ti is d then

igreen · Answer

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

igreen · Answer

Yes, D is correct.

anonymous · Answer

think and it

igreen · Answer

Adverbs modify verbs or other adverbs.