Proper Nouns and Adjectives

Read the sentence. Choose the proper adjective for the underlined proper noun.

I am taking a class on the literature of Shakespeare.

• Shakespeare

• Shakespearean

• England

• English

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

Read the sentence. Choose the proper adjective for the underlined proper noun. Cheese from Switzerland has holes in it.

• holes

• cheese

• swiss

• Swiss

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

Read the sentence. Choose the proper adjective for the underlined proper noun.

We love the ceramics we bought in Peru.

• peruvian

• peru

• Peru

• Peruvian

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

Read the sentence. Choose the proper adjective for the underlined word. The museum had a tribal mask shipped from Africa.

• African

• Africa

• african

• africa

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

Read the following sentence. Find the error in the sentence.

The coffee was made from fresh ground colombian coffee beans.

• coffee

• colombian

• fresh

• beans

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

Read the sentence. Find the error.

The canadian team is well prepared.

• team

• well

• canadian

• prepared

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2A

CCSS.L.2.2A

CCSS.L.3.2A

CCSS.L.4.2A

CCSS.L.K.2A

Which of the following is not a proper adjective?

• China

• Chinese

• Australian

• Japanese

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

Which are proper adjectives?

• Indian

• Asian

• America

• England

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

Which of the following sentences are written correctly?

• I traveled to Africa last summer.

• Scandinavian winters are long and cold.

• Mississippi has a hot and humid climate.

• The cruise will stop at several Caribbean ports.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

In the sentence, "The cafeteria always serves Mexican food on Tuesdays" what type of adjective is the word "Mexican"?

• Adjective

• Proper adjective

• Predicate adjective

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B