Proper adjectives

Proper Adjectives•An adjective formed from a proper noun is called a proper adjective.

•Like a proper noun, a proper adjective is capitalized.

Proper Adjectives•Proper Noun: Those olives are from Greece.

•Proper Adjective: They are Greek olives.

•When a proper adjective is two words, capitalize both words.

–The South American game was fun to play.

Proper Adjectives

Proper Noun

Proper Adjective

Italy Italian cooking

Mexico Mexican rug

Switzerland Swiss watch

North America

North American land

• Food from Spain is ____________________ food.

• People from Russia are ______________ people.

• The _____________Highway runs through Alaska.

• People in Germany are proud of ___________ cars.

• A company in Japan makes ____________ watches.

Proper Adjectives