How can you use the words cardinal directions in a sentence?

The cardinal directions are north, south, east, and west. The cardinal directions are nouns which are used as the subject of a sentence or clause and the object of a verb or preposition. Examples:

Sentence subject: West of town is the bridge.

Subject of clause: We followed a river, east flowing, to the village.

Object of the verb: This road goes north to Madison.

Object of preposition: There's a great little inn to the south.

The cardinal directions are also adjectives that describe nouns:

• an east wind
• the west face of the mountain
• the north route
• the south side