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A proper adjective is an adjective derived from a proper noun, for example the adjective Spanish is from the proper noun Spain. A common adjective is not from a proper noun.

Some examples of proper adjectives:

  • King Edward VII; Edwardian architecture
  • Peru; Peruvian pottery
  • Switzerland; Swiss cheese
  • Christianity; Christian ethics
  • Franz Kafka; a Kafkaesque situation
  • Asia; Asian food

Some examples of common adjectives:

  • modern architecture
  • hand thrown pottery
  • cottage cheese
  • noble ethics
  • a difficult situation
  • fried food
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