Which word in the sentence is the predicate adjective?

For many years, this lovely little beach remained unknown.

A.
many

B.
little

C.
unknown

D.
lovely

Question

Which word in the sentence is the predicate adjective? 

For many years, this lovely little beach remained unknown.
 
 A.
many
 
 B.
little
 
 C.
unknown
 
 D.
lovely

anonymous · Answer

A. it's not an object; can't be in a prepositional phrase
B. this describes the subject, but is not an object
D. lovely also describes the subject, but is not an object
C. unknown is an object that describes the noun, so the answer is C.