The names of countries and continents are proper nouns. Sometimes we change a country’s or a continent’s name into a proper adjective by adding the letters –an or –ian. The noun Asia becomes the adjective Asian. We had Asian food… Read more516. Make a Proper Noun into a Proper Adjective

Names of countries are proper nouns. We can turn these proper nouns into proper adjectives. The proper adjectives are always capitalized, and they modify a noun. Japan is a proper noun naming a country in Asia. We can turn the… Read more517. More Proper Nouns into Proper Adjectives

We can sometimes turn a noun into an adjective by adding -ful to the noun. The noun beauty becomes the adjective beautiful.A rose exhibits beauty. The rose is beautiful. The noun doubt becomes the adjective doubtful.When you feel doubt, you… Read more518. Turning a Noun into an Adjective

We can make some nouns into adjectives by adding the letters –able. A room with comfort is a comfortable room.A profession that commands respect is a respectable profession.A person who shows a sense of fashion is a fashionable person. We… Read more519. Making More Nouns into Adjectives

A coordinating conjunction connects two independent clauses. Those two independent clauses make a compound sentence. There are seven coordinating conjunctions, which are also known as the FANBOYS. We always put a comma in front of the coordinating conjunction. Look at… Read more541. Coordinating Conjunctions vs. Subordinating Conjunctions

A verb is either an action verb or an existence verb. Nearly every existence verb is derived from the verb to be. The verb to be takes on many forms. All of these sentences use forms of the verb to… Read more553. Action Verb or Existence Verb?

A verb showing existence is also called a linking verb because the verb links the subject to a noun or an adjective. Linking verbs use a form of the verb to be. Some linking verbs link the subject to another… Read more554. Existence Verbs – Also Called Linking Verbs

The word tense means time. A verb in present tense means an action in present time. A present tense verb shows action happening right now. The action verb throw is a present tense verb and can be used with different… Read more556. Action Verbs – Present Tense