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Keywords: Adjective, Noun, Bambara, Toni, Robert

Related Terms: Adjective, Adverb, Adverbial, Apposition, Appositive, Auxiliary, Be-, Case, Clause, Conjugation, Declension, -En, Gerund, Infinitive, Inflection, Nominal, Participle, Particle, Postposition, Preposition, Pronoun, Split Infinitive, Substantive, Tense, Un-, Verbal, Reflexive Pronoun, Relative Clause, Relative Pronoun, Adjective Clause, Adjective Phrase, Nominalization, Finite Verb, Past Participle, Noun Phrase, Prepositional Phrase, Verb Phrase, Participial Phrase, Parts Of Speech, Gerund Phrase, Noun Clause, Part Of Speech, Phrasal Verb, Conjunctive Adverb, Personal Pronoun, Verb Phrase, Present Participle, Auxiliary Verb, Intensive Pronoun, Irregular Verb

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an adjective made from a proper noun Capitalize names of persons Toni Bambara Capitalize initials that stand for names Robert B

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a proper noun used as an adjective www

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a word made from a proper noun

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See adjective.

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In English usage, a proper adjective is an adjective that takes an initial capital letter. A common adjective is an adjective that is not a proper adjective.

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