Meaning of Proper Adjective
Modifying the proper nouns.
Definition of Proper Adjective
“Proper adjectives” also describe people, places, and things, but they are based on nouns and therefore need to be capitalized like nouns.
A proper adjective is an adjective that is derived from a proper noun and is used to modify a common noun. Proper adjectives are capitalized because they are derived from proper nouns, which are always capitalized.
Examples of Proper Adjective
Sometimes we can create a very specific adjective by forming it with the proper noun that it describes. Let’s see what does this mean, there’s a specific name for the noun that’s all. This is a proper adjective. The specific name for that noun. I am from America and it is a proper noun. We can use that proper noun to create a proper adjective.
The proper adjective is I am an American teacher. Let’s see how America became American and is used to describe our new noun teacher that’s a proper adjective.
Moreover, a person belong to a religion like Christian (Christ to Christian) also fall in the category of proper adjectives.
French Fries (French is a proper adjective because it is derived from the proper noun France.)
Shakespearean Sonnets (Shakespearean is a proper adjective because it is derived from the proper noun Shakespeare.)
Brazilian Soccer (Brazilian is a proper adjective because it is derived from the proper noun Brazil.)
Proper adjectives are used to describe specific people, places, or things and distinguish them from others of the same type. They can be used in a variety of contexts, including in speech and in writing.
Proper Adjective in a Sentence
Brazilian (Brazil to Brazilian) football team did not played well in Fifa World Cup.
American cricket team never participated in cricket World Cup till 2022.
Arabian (Arab to Arabian) love to eat honey and olive.
Proper Adjective List
Russian Salad
English County Cricket
British Umpire
Spanish Football League
Shakespearean Age
German Customs
Chinese Rice
Indian Sea
Canadian Cotton