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Nouns Used as Adjectives

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The document defines and provides examples of different types of adjectives: 1) Nouns used as adjectives, which come before another noun and answer questions like "what kind" or "which one"; 2) Proper adjectives formed from proper nouns; 3) Compound adjectives made of multiple words that can be hyphenated or combined; 4) Possessive adjectives formed from possessive nouns that modify another noun. Examples of each type are given.

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Adjectives (Nouns used as Adjectives)
- a noun used as an adjective usually comes directly before another noun - answers the questions, What kind? or Which one? Nouns Used as Adjectives
Nouns Nouns Used as Adjectives snack snack food (What kind of food?) ring ring finger (Which finger?)
1. A shoe salesman Examples:
1. A shoe salesman Examples:
1. A shoe salesman 2. The waterfowl refuge Examples:
1. A shoe salesman 2. The waterfowl refuge Examples:
1. A shoe salesman 2. The waterfowl refuge 3. A sports car Examples:
1. A shoe salesman 2. The waterfowl refuge 3. A sports car Examples:
- a proper adjective is a proper noun used as an adjective or an adjective formed from a proper noun. Proper Adjectives
Proper Nouns as Adjectives Proper Adjectives from Proper Nouns Boston newspaper Bostonian dialect India ink Indian curry
1. Snow geese live in the Arctic region surrounding the North Pole. Examples:
1. Snow geese live in the Arctic region surrounding the North Pole. 2. Some spend winters along the Atlantic coast. Examples:
1. Snow geese live in the Arctic region surrounding the North Pole. 2. Some spend winters along the Atlantic coast. Examples:
- a compound adjective is made up of more than one word. - Most compound adjectives are hyphenated and others are one word. Compound Adjectives
Hyphenated Compound Adjectives Combined Compound Adjectives long-distance operator bedtime story saber-toothed tiger household goods
1. Ducks, geese, and swans are web-footed birds that come in all sizes, shapes, and colors. Examples:
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:
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:
- possessive nouns are often called possessive adjectives when they modify a noun. - Possessive nouns include: (Smiths, Amys, Darkos) Possessive Adjectives
1. The animals fur keeps it warm during the winter. Examples:
1. The animals fur keeps it warm during the winter. 2. Chicagos skyscrapers are built to withstand the wind. Examples:
1. The animals fur keeps it warm during the winter. 2. Chicagos skyscrapers are built to withstand the wind. Examples:
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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: (Smiths, Amys, Darkos) Possessive Adjectives
  • 21. 1. The animals fur keeps it warm during the winter. Examples:
  • 22. 1. The animals fur keeps it warm during the winter. 2. Chicagos skyscrapers are built to withstand the wind. Examples:
  • 23. 1. The animals fur keeps it warm during the winter. 2. Chicagos skyscrapers are built to withstand the wind. Examples: