Is red rose a proper noun?

Answer 1

Yes, the word 'red' is both a noun (red, reds) and an adjective (red, redder, reddest).

The noun 'red' is a word for a color, a word for a thing.

Example: The red that I'm looking for is much darker than this.

Answer 2

No, the noun 'red' is a singular, common noun, a word for any red.

A common noun becomes a proper noun when it is the name of a person, place, thing, or a title; for example:

• Red Grange (football), Red Buttons (actor), Red Adair (famous Texan)
• Red Wing MN, Red Oak TX, Red River NM, Red Deer AB Canada, etc.
• Johnny Walker Red Label, Red Robin Restaurants, Red Heart Yarn, The American Red Cross
• 'Red River Valley' (folk song), 'Red is the Rose' (folk song), 'Red Dragon' 2002 (movie), 'Red Dawn' 1984 & 2012 (movies), 'Red River' 1948 (movie), 'My Name is Red' (novel) by Orhan Pamuk

Answer 3

No, the noun 'rose' is a common noun, a word for any rose of any kind.

The word 'red' is used as an adjective describing the noun rose.

A proper noun is the name of a specific person, place or thing; for example:

• Red Rose Tea
• Red Rose Pizzera, Springfield, MA
• Red Rose Transit Authority, Lancaster, PA

Answer 4

The word 'red' is a noun and an adjective.

The noun 'red' is a word for a color.

The adjective 'red' is a word that describes a noun as that color.

Examples:

We're painting the patio furniture red. (noun)

You have some red paint on your face. (adjective)

The verb form is to redden (reddens, reddening, reddened).