Proper nouns are nouns that name specific people, places, things, or ideas. Think of proper as meaning specific.
America, English, Paris
Notice that proper nouns always begin with a capital letter.
Proper adjectives are adjectives that are formed from proper nouns. Most of them identify people, places, languages, or groups.
American cars, English grammar, Parisian scarf
Notice that these adjectives are still performing the job of an adjective: They are all describing nouns. Also, notice that they all begin with a capital letter.
The audience members read aloud from books they have brought. The audience becomes actively involved in the play in some way. The actors read or recite lines before an audience with no setting.
<span>d) sat, crossed
A predicate is a verb. A compound predicate is when there are two main verbs. Verbs can be action words or linking words. In this sentence, verbs are action words. The two actions in this sentence are sat and crossed. They are compound predicates.
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