Yes, the words 'north' and 'south' are nouns; words for a direction or a compass point.
The words 'north' and 'south' also function as adjectives and adverbs.
No, the noun 'south' is a common noun, a general word for a point on a compass or a direction.A common noun is capitalized only when it is the first word in a sentence.A proper noun is the name or title of a specific person, place, or thing; for example:Sir Arthur South, Lord Mayor of NorwichSouth AmericaSouth AfricaNew South Wales, AustraliaSouth Beach, FLSouth Street, St. Paul, MN"Tales of the South Pacific" by James A. Michener"South Park", animated TV seriesThe directions north, east, south, and west are all common nouns.
No, they are capitalized only as part of proper nouns.Example : North Dakota is north of South Dakota, and South Dakota is south of North Dakota.
No, latitude is not an abstract noun. It refers to a measurable geographic coordinate that indicates the distance north or south of the equator.
The noun 'longitude' is a common noun, a general word for the imaginary lines that run between the North and South Poles to measure east-west position of the Earth.A proper noun is the name of a specific person, place, or thing. The noun Earth is a proper noun, the name of a planet; the nouns North Pole and South Pole are proper nouns, the names of specific places.
The word 'north' is a noun; a word for a direction or a compass point; a word for a thing.The word 'north' also functions as an adjective, a word used to describe a noun.
The words north and south, in North America and South America, are capitalized because they form part of a proper noun, the name of the continent. When referring to "the east half of North America," for example, the word east is not capitalized. The proper noun is North America and east just describes a part of North America.
The common noun for America is country. For North America or South America, the common noun is continent.
The proper noun Carolina (North and South Carolina, US states) has the adjective form Carolinian.(This is also the noun, or demonym, usually preceded by the word North or South for those states.)
The proper noun Carolina (North and South Carolina, US states) has the adjective form Carolinian.(This is also the noun, or demonym, usually preceded by the word North or South for those states.)
No, the noun 'south' is a common noun, a general word for a point on a compass or a direction.A common noun is capitalized only when it is the first word in a sentence.A proper noun is the name or title of a specific person, place, or thing; for example:Sir Arthur South, Lord Mayor of NorwichSouth AmericaSouth AfricaNew South Wales, AustraliaSouth Beach, FLSouth Street, St. Paul, MN"Tales of the South Pacific" by James A. Michener"South Park", animated TV seriesThe directions north, east, south, and west are all common nouns.
No, they are capitalized only as part of proper nouns.Example : North Dakota is north of South Dakota, and South Dakota is south of North Dakota.
South America is a proper noun due to it being the name of a place.
No, the word "southern" is an adjective, a word used to describe a noun. The adjective "southern" is a form of the word "south".The word "south" is an adjective, an adverb, and a noun.The noun "south" (lower case s) is a common noun as a general word for the direction of a compass lying directly opposite north ; a general word for a part of a country or a place that is located in this direction.The noun "South" (capital S) is a proper noun in the US as a word for the 11 states of the 1861-65 Confederacy (the Confederate States of America).
No, latitude is not an abstract noun. It refers to a measurable geographic coordinate that indicates the distance north or south of the equator.
I'm going with Yes or so I was taught. North Pole is a proper noun although usually reserved for "Santa Claus" letters. Arctic region for the north and Antarctic for the South Pole is more formal.The North Pole is, indeed, a proper noun. A north pole, is a common noun.
The correct spelling of the proper noun is Caribbean (sea north of South America).
The noun America is a proper noun, the name of a specific place. North America, South America, and the United States of America are all proper nouns.