Final answer:
In the sentence, 'The old man appeared hungry and exhausted,' the predicate adjectives are 'hungry' and 'exhausted,' which describe the subject, 'man,' following the linking verb 'appeared.'
Step-by-step explanation:
In the sentence 'The old man appeared hungry and exhausted,' the predicate adjectives are 'hungry' and 'exhausted.' These are the adjectives that are linked to the subject, 'man,' by the linking verb 'appeared.' The word 'old' is also an adjective, but it directly modifies the noun 'man' and is not part of the predicate, thus it is not a predicate adjective in this context. Predicate adjectives describe the state or condition of the subject after a linking verb, not before.
The predicate of a sentence tells us something about the subject. Predicate adjectives are part of the predicate and modify or describe the subject. In this instance, 'hungry' and 'exhausted' tell us about the man's state.
Therefore, the correct answer is:
b) Predicate adjectives: hungry and exhausted; Modified word: man