Question

Marine life on the ocean floor seems strange and exotic.

Which words make up the predicate adjective?

A. on the ocean floor
B. seems strange
C. marine life
D. strange and exotic

Answer 1

Strange and exotic.
If there is an adjective after the noun, its predicate adjective.

Answer 2

Answer: The words that make up the predicate adjective are D. strange and exotic.

Explanation: A predicate adjective is an adjective that comes after a linking verb, a verb that expresses a state of being and links the subject to the predicate of the sentence. In that way, a predicate adjective modifies the subject of a sentence. In the case of the sentence provided, the linking verb is "seems"; therefore, the predicate adjective is "strange and exotic" since it follows the linking verb and it refers back to the subject of the sentence ("Marine life on the ocean floor").