Proper adjectives are formed from proper nouns and are always capitalized. They identify things that come from a specific place, like Greek olives from Greece or South American games. When a proper adjective is two words, both words are capitalized, such as South American or North American. Common examples include Italian cooking, Mexican rugs, and Swiss watches.

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14. Proper Adjectives An adjective formed from a proper noun is called a proper adjective . Like a proper noun, a proper adjective is capitalized .

15. Proper Adjectives Proper Noun: Those olives are from Greece . Proper Adjective: They are Greek olives.

16. When a proper adjective is two words, capitalize both words. The South American game was fun to play. Proper Adjectives

17. North American land North America Swiss watch Switzerland Mexican rug Mexico Italian cooking Italy Proper Adjective Proper Noun

18. 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