Nouns as Adjectives

Nouns as adjectives go where?

• Before another noun

• In front of a noun

• Before a verb

• In front of a verb

Which of the following is an example of 'Nouns as Adjective'

• clever boy

• orange juice

• long ruler

What is a noun as an adjective?

• Hardly ate

• Man-eating

• light bulb

• right-handed

Choose the noun used as an adjective in the sentence.

The family sat quietly at the picnic table.

• family

• quietly

• picnic

• table

Identify the noun used as an adjective, in the sentence below:

She wore a beautiful floral dress to the party.

Many words can be used as nouns (idea, person, place, or thing) as well as adjectives (describes nouns).

• True

• False

My favorite breakfast food is English muffins. The word in red describes-

• noun used as an adjective

• proper adjective

• pronoun used as an adjective

• noun

Where do nouns as adjectives typically appear in a sentence?

• Before another noun

• After a verb

• In front of a verb

• After an adjective

Which of the following is an example of a noun used as an adjective?

• blue sky

• running water

• chicken soup

• happy child

What is the role of a noun when it is used as an adjective?

• To describe another noun

• To act as a verb

• To modify a verb

• To replace a pronoun