The correct answer is the third choice, and I will explain why:
Susan held onto her son's hand very protectively as they entered the waterpark.
The word "protect" comes in many forms. In its form in the first sentence, it is a verb, to be used like this:
He needs to protect the children.
In the second sentence, it is in a verb form with a helping verb, which is being used like an adjective, to describe a noun:
The protected town had a great many soldiers.
The town was protected by a great many soldiers.
In the fourth sentence, we have another adjective version of the word:
There was no protective coating on the wires.
In the correct version, the form needed is an adverb, which is the form we use to describe a verb. The word is describing how Susan held her son's hand. Most adverbs are formed by adding "ly" to an adjective:
The man hovered protectively over the baby.
You can see that there are many different forms, and the key to figuring out which to use is to understand what the word is supposed to do in the sentence.
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