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18.1 adjectives (nouns used as adjectives, proper and compound adjectives) · practice 1
nouns used as adjectives a noun used as an adjective answers the question what kind? or which one? about a noun that follows it.
nouns nouns used as adjectives
snack snack food (what kind of food?)
ring ring finger (which finger?)
proper and compound adjectives a proper adjective is a proper noun used as an adjective or an adjective formed from a proper noun.
proper nouns as adjectives proper adjectives from proper nouns
boston newspaper
india ink bostonian dialect
indian curry
a compound adjective is an adjective made up of more than one word.
hyphenated compound adjectives combined compound adjectives
long - distance operator
saber - toothed tiger bedtime story
household goods
exercise 1 recognizing nouns used as adjectives, proper adjectives, and compound adjectives. on each blank at the right, write noun, proper adjective, or compound adjective to describe the underlined adjective in that sentence.
example: we had dinner in a greek restaurant. proper adjective

1. the decision had far - reaching effects.
2. ms. wallace is running for a town office.
3. david copperfield is a favorite dickensian character.
4. my mother raises african violets.
5. those children like peppermint - flavored ice cream.
6. dairy products are good sources of calcium and protein.
7. each camper had a bottle of insect repellent.
8. the parkers are very closemouthed about their new business.
9. we have a birdbath in our rose garden.
10. this juice comes from florida oranges.

exercise 2 using proper and compound adjectives to modify nouns. rewrite each group below to contain a proper adjective or a compound adjective before the main noun.
example: lens with a wide angle wide - angle lens

1. cafe on a sidewalk
2. hat of a cowboy
3. serape from mexico
4. streets of the inner city
5. island in hawaii

Explanation:

1. "far - reaching" is a hyphenated compound adjective as it's made up of two words joined by a hyphen.
2. "town" in "town office" is a noun used as an adjective, answering "What kind of office?".
3. "Dickensian" is a proper adjective formed from the proper noun "Dickens".
4. "African" is a proper adjective from the proper noun "Africa".
5. "peppermint - flavored" is a hyphenated compound adjective.
6. "Dairy" in "Dairy products" is a noun used as an adjective.
7. "insect" in "insect repellent" is a noun used as an adjective.
8. "closemouthed" is a combined compound adjective.
9. "rose" in "rose garden" is a noun used as an adjective.
10. "Florida" in "Florida oranges" is a proper adjective from the proper noun "Florida".

For Exercise 2:

1. sidewalk cafe
2. cowboy hat
3. Mexican serape
4. inner - city streets
5. Hawaiian island

Answer:

Exercise 1:

1. compound adjective
2. noun
3. proper adjective
4. proper adjective
5. compound adjective
6. noun
7. noun
8. compound adjective
9. noun
10. proper adjective

Exercise 2:

1. sidewalk cafe
2. cowboy hat
3. Mexican serape
4. inner - city streets
5. Hawaiian island