In the sentence "The zebra is suspicious of the zookeeper," the phrase "is suspicious of the zookeeper" serves as __________.
A) the proposition
B) the subject
C) the predicate
D) a relational concept

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"The zebra" is the subject, and "is suspicious of the zookeeper" is the predicate, which includes the verb "is" and the object "suspicious of the zookeeper." Therefore, the phrase "is suspicious of the zookeeper" serves as the predicate.

In the Sentence "The Zebra Is Suspicious of the Zookeeper