Nouns Used as Adjectives

Nouns Used as Adjectives

1. Adjectives (Nouns used as Adjectives)

2. a noun used as an adjective usually comes directly before another noun answers the questions, “What kind? ” or ”Which one?” Nouns Used as Adjectives

3. Nouns Nouns Used as Adjectives snack snack food (What kind of food?) ring ring finger (Which finger?)

4. 1. A shoe salesman Examples:

5. 1. A shoe salesman Examples:

6. 1. A shoe salesman 2. The waterfowl refuge Examples:

7. 1. A shoe salesman 2. The waterfowl refuge Examples:

8. 1. A shoe salesman 2. The waterfowl refuge 3. A sports car Examples:

9. 1. A shoe salesman 2. The waterfowl refuge 3. A sports car Examples:

10. a proper adjective is a proper noun used as an adjective or an adjective formed from a proper noun. Proper Adjectives

11. Proper Nouns as Adjectives Proper Adjectives from Proper Nouns Boston newspaper Bostonian dialect India ink Indian curry

12. 1 . Snow geese live in the Arctic region surrounding the North Pole. Examples:

13. 1 . Snow geese live in the Arctic region surrounding the North Pole. 2. Some spend winters along the Atlantic coast. Examples:

14. 1 . Snow geese live in the Arctic region surrounding the North Pole. 2. Some spend winters along the Atlantic coast. Examples:

15. a compound adjective is made up of more than one word. Most compound adjectives are hyphenated and others are one word. Compound Adjectives

16. Hyphenated Compound Adjectives Combined Compound Adjectives long-distance operator bedtime story saber-toothed tiger household goods

17. 1. Ducks, geese, and swans are web-footed birds that come in all sizes, shapes, and colors. Examples:

18. 1. Ducks, geese, and swans are web-footed birds that come in all sizes, shapes, and colors. 2. Some swans also migrate from freshwater lakes and rivers to seacoast homes. Examples:

19. 1. Ducks, geese, and swans are web-footed birds that come in all sizes, shapes, and colors. 2. Some swans also migrate from freshwater lakes and rivers to seacoast homes. Examples:

20. possessive nouns are often called possessive adjectives when they modify a noun. Possessive nouns include: (Smith’s, Amy’s, Darko’s) Possessive Adjectives

21. 1. The animal’s fur keeps it warm during the winter. Examples:

22. 1. The animal’s fur keeps it warm during the winter. 2. Chicago’s skyscrapers are built to withstand the wind. Examples:

23. 1. The animal’s fur keeps it warm during the winter. 2. Chicago’s skyscrapers are built to withstand the wind. Examples:

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