Could both "predominant" and "predominantly" be the correct answer in the same sentence ?
Older people are ____ in that neighborhood.
(a) predominant (b)predominantly

In my opinion, both answers are correct, but I'm not sure.
My own explanations of the two sentence are as follows :
1.(a) Older people are predominant in that neighborhood.
[=most of the people in that neighborhood are older]

2.(b) Older people are predominantly in that neighborhood.
[=most of older people are in that neighborhood.]

It will be appreciated if there is someone can help me correct any misunderstanding I still have.

Question

Could both "predominant" and "predominantly"  be the correct answer in the same sentence ?
Older people are ____  in that neighborhood.
(a) predominant (b)predominantly

In my opinion, both answers are correct, but I'm not sure.
My own explanations of the two sentence  are as follows :
1.(a) Older people are predominant in that neighborhood.
[=most of the people in that neighborhood are older]

2.(b) Older people are predominantly in that neighborhood.
[=most of older people are  in that neighborhood.]

It will be appreciated if there is someone can help me correct any misunderstanding I still  have.

Answer

You are right that you could use either an adverb or adjective in this sentence, and your interpretations are correct.

Answer

The correct answer is predominantly.

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