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

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

• holes

• cheese

• swiss

• Swiss

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

We love the ceramics we bought in Peru.

• peruvian

• peru

• Peru

• Peruvian

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

• African

• Africa

• african

• africa

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

The coffee was made from fresh ground colombian coffee beans.

• coffee

• colombian

• fresh

• beans

Read the sentence. Find the error.

The canadian team is well prepared.

• team

• well

• canadian

• prepared

Which of the following is not a proper adjective?

• China

• Chinese

• Australian

• Japanese

Which are proper adjectives?

• Indian

• Asian

• America

• England

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.

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

• Adjective

• Proper adjective

• Predicate adjective