No.
East is a noun, a cardinal point of the compass. Or as in the Far East
East can be an adjective as in coming from the east, or the east wind
East can be an adverb, as in toward, or in the east or an island located east of...
Yes, "east" can be used as a noun to refer to the direction toward which the sun rises. For example, "The city is located to the east of the mountains."
The word "East" can be used as a noun, adjective, or adverb depending on the context. For example, in the phrase "to the East," it is used as a noun indicating a direction.
Yes, when East is used as a proper noun to refer to a specific region, it is capitalized. For example, East Coast or East Asia.
The proper noun for Taiwanese is "Taiwanese." It refers to people or things related to Taiwan, which is an island nation in East Asia.
Cardinal points (north, south, east, west) are not typically capitalized unless they are part of a proper noun or at the beginning of a sentence.
Yes, you would capitalize the name of the largest store on the East Coast. It's a proper noun and specific entity that warrants capitalization.
The term East Africa is a proper (compound) noun, the name of a specific place.
No. 'East' is either a noun, (sun rises in the east) or it is an adjective, (She lived on East Main Street.)
East is a proper noun when you're using it to describe a region and should be capitalized. East is a common noun when you're describing the direction.
Yes, the noun 'east' (as well as north, south, and west) is an abstract noun as a word for something that is known or understood, a word for a concept. A direction on a map or a compass has no physical form.
The word "East" can be used as a noun, adjective, or adverb depending on the context. For example, in the phrase "to the East," it is used as a noun indicating a direction.
VERB: 'The sun rises in the East, that is, unless you are ...'
Yes, the noun 'northeast' is a common noun, a general word for any point on the compass midway between north and east.
No. Minimum sentence structure is subject+predicate, not preposition.
"Muddle" can be either a noun or a verb: "The politics of the Middle East is a muddle" (noun); How will we prevail -- we will muddle through. (verb)
The proper noun, British Commonwealth islands east of Florida, are the Bahamas.
The correct spelling of the proper noun is Jerusalem, a city in the Middle East.
In formal writing, it is customary to capitalize directions when they are referring to specific regions or parts of a city, state, or country. So, when you are referring to the East and the South as specific regions, it is appropriate to capitalize them.