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à 3.3èProper Nouns as Adjectives
ä:èUnderline a proper adjective in the sentence in the
êêïExample.
â:
#èThe ╕Minnesota╗ Vikings are a well-known professional football team.
#éS ╖Minnesota ╗is a proper adjective.ïProper nouns often function
as proper adjectives when they refer to another noun.ïFor example,
all the names of sports teams begin with proper nouns (names of cities)
#that function as proper adjectives: ║Los╗ ║Angele║s╗ ╖Raiders, ║Chicago╗
#╖Bulls, ║New╗ ║England╗ ╖Patriots, ║Ne║w╗ ║York╗ ╖Yankees.╗ïSometimes a
proper noun used as a proper adjective precedes the noun it describes:
#╖I saw the ║Chinese╗ ╖diplomat sip tea.╗ïAt other times, proper nouns
come after the linking verb, connecting it to the noun it refers to:
#╖The diplomat sipping tea was ╗║Chinese╗╖╗╖. ╗
1.èWhich one of the following sentences contains a proper noun
that functions as a proper adjective?
A)ïHenry VIII was an English king who desperately wanted a male child.
B)ïI once visited the Pope.
C)ï"The Jerk" features Steve Martin.
D)ïå
#ü ╢English ╗is a proper noun used as a proper adjective describing
#╢╢king.ï╗In that same sentence, ╖Henry VIII╗ is a proper noun acting as
#the subject of the sentence.ïIn another sentence, the ╖Pope╗ is a pro-
per noun used as a direct object.ïThe remaining sentence contains the
#title of a movie (╖"The Jerk"╗) as a proper noun acting as the subject
#of the sentence, and ╖Steve Martin╗ is a proper noun used as the direct
#object of the verb ╖features╗ in that same sentence.
Ç A
2.èWhich one of the following sentences contains a proper noun
that functions as a proper adjective?
A)ïBorden's is a company selling dairy products.
B)ïThe music sounded Hungarian.
C)ïThe Sandersons love elegant dining.
D)ïå
ü
#êï╖╢Hungarian╗ is a proper noun used as a proper adjective.ïIt
#describes a kind of ╢music╗.ïIn another sentence, ╖Borden's╗ is a pos-
#sessive noun acting as a subject of the verb ╖is╗.ï╖Sandersons╗ is a
#proper noun acting as the subject of the verb ╖love╗ in the remaining
sentence.
Ç B
3.èWhich one of the following sentences contains two proper
nouns that function as proper adjectives?
A)ïItalian opera is famous worldwide.
B)ïMy niece was born in a valley.
C)ïThe French immigrant was part German.
D)ïå
#üè╢French ╗and ╢German ╗are both proper nouns used as proper
#adjectives.ï╢French╗ describes ╢immigrant╗, the noun it precedes, and ╢
#╢German ╗too describes ╢immigrant╗, but it is located after the linking
#verb ╢was╗.ïIn another sentence, ╖Italian ╗is the only proper noun used
as a proper adjective.ïThe remaining sentence contains no proper nouns
#at all; ╖niece╗ and ╖valley╗ are common nouns.
Ç C