Question

Which word in the sentence is the predicate adjective?

In the early 1800s, for most Americans the lands west of the Mississippi were unknown.

A ) Early
B ) West
C ) Unknown
D ) Most

Answer 1

its c

Answer 2

why?

Answer 3

Predicate adjectives have a subject first then a linking verb after. You should find the predicate adjective after the linking verb. So the subject Mississippi and the linking verb we're are in front of unknown which describes what the lands of Mississippi we're.