Proper Adjectives Notes
Pro p er Ad jec tives - d esc rip tive w o rd s used to d esc rib e a no un. They c o nta in a Prop er No un.
Sinc e Pro p er Nouns a re c a p ita lized , w e a lso m ust c a p ita lize Pro p er Ad jec tives.
Proper Noun
Proper Adjective
Noun It Describes
Sw itzerla nd
Mexic o
China
Texa s Tec h
Sp a in
Pho enix
Hershey’ s
Dento n
Und er Armo ur
Sw iss
Mexic a n
Chinese
Texa s Tec h
Sp a nish
Pho enix
Hershey’ s
Dento n
Und er Armo ur
c heese
b ea ns
fo o d
t-shirt
ric e
p o lic e
c ho c o la te b a r
m a ll
sw ea tp a nts
Exa m p les: (The a d jec tive is und erlined , the no un is b o ld ed .)
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My m om sa id tha t Sw iss cheese is the o ne w ith a ll o f the ho les in it.
My fa m ily is g o ing to ea t Chinese food fo r d inner to mo rro w .
Gra nny g a ve m e a n Und er Armo ur swea tshirt fo r m y b irthd a y.
We w ill m eet a t the Frisc o ma ll b efo re w e g o ea t.
Proper Adjectives Notes
Pro p er Ad jec tives - d esc rip tive w o rd s used to d esc rib e a no un. They c o nta in a Prop er No un.
Sinc e Pro p er Nouns a re c a p ita lized , w e a lso m ust c a p ita lize Pro p er Ad jec tives.
Proper Noun
Sw itzerla nd
Mexic o
China
Texa s Tec h
Sp a in
Pho enix
Hershey’ s
Dento n
Und er Armo ur
Proper Adjective
Sw iss
Mexic a n
Chinese
Texa s Tec h
Sp a nish
Pho enix
Hershey’ s
Dento n
Und er Armo ur
Noun It Describes
c heese
b ea ns
fo o d
t-shirt
ric e
p o lic e
c ho c o la te b a r
m a ll
sw ea tp a nts
Exa m p les: (The a d jec tive is und erlined , the no un is b o ld ed .)
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My m om sa id tha t Sw iss cheese is the o ne w ith a ll o f the ho les in it.
My fa m ily is g o ing to ea t Chinese food fo r d inner to mo rro w .
Gra nny g a ve m e a n Und er Armo ur swea tshirt fo r m y b irthd a y.
We w ill m eet a t the Frisc o ma ll b efo re w e g o ea t.