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.

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
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5. 1. A shoe salesman
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6. 1. A shoe salesman
2. The waterfowl refuge
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7. 1. A shoe salesman
2. The waterfowl refuge
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8. 1. A shoe salesman
2. The waterfowl refuge
3. A sports car
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9. 1. A shoe salesman
2. The waterfowl refuge
3. A sports car
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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.
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13. 1. Snow geese live in the Arctic region
surrounding the North Pole.
2. Some spend winters along the
Atlantic coast.
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14. 1. Snow geese live in the Arctic region
surrounding the North Pole.
2. Some spend winters along the
Atlantic coast.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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22. 1. The animal’s fur keeps it warm during the
winter.
2. Chicago’s skyscrapers are built to withstand
the wind.
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23. 1. The animal’s fur keeps it warm during the
winter.
2. Chicago’s skyscrapers are built to withstand
the wind.
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