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NOMINALISATION MADE EASIER
How to write in a more academic fashion.
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NOMINALISATION IS:
Writing in a more academic manner.
Writing in a lexically dense manner.
The major difference between spoken and written language.
Getting better marks because you can do this.
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NOMINALISATION
Is a process that turns a word or a number of words into nouns.
It is usually verbs and adjectives that are changed (but can also be conjunctions, prepositions and modal finites).
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EXAMPLESVerb – Nouns Adjectives – Nouns
completed – completion consistent – consistency
irrigate – irrigation difficult – difficulty
impacting – impact impure – impurities
present – presentation available – availability
emerge – emergence
growing – growth
analyse – analyst
worry – concern
conduct - conductivity
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ACTIVITY
Nominalise the following verbs/adjectives:
rely
destroy
expand
survive
paid
fulfil
simple
old
approach
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ACTIVITY ANSWERS
Nominalise the following verbs/adjectives:
rely reliance
destroy destruction
expand expansion
survive survival
paid payment
fulfil fulfilment
simple simplicity
old older
approach approaches
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NOMINALISATION
So, if you put the word ‘the’ in front of a word (i.e. an adjective or verb) it helps to make it a noun!
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NOMINALISATION The nominalisation of whole parts of sentences, rather than just a word, is what has the major impact on formalizing academic writing.
Example:
Scientists have been developing new chemicals …
Becomes:
The development of new chemicals by scientists …
The subject of a sentence is a noun at the beginning of a sentence.
It helps sort out the syntax (i.e. structure or order) of the sentence.
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ACTIVITY
How could the following sentences be made more formal by the use of nominalisation?
1. For example, if I was about to compete in a hundred metre race and I ate a bucket of chips it would effect my ability to run well.
2. It is a real problem that players have to worry too much about their sponsorship deals instead of just concentrating on playing the game.
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ACTIVITY - SUGGESTED ANSWERS1. For example, if I was about to compete in a hundred metre race
and I ate a bucket of chips it would effect my ability to run well.
The effect on an athletes’ performance in a competition is significant if a bucket of chips is consumed prior to the race.
2. It is a real problem that players have to worry too much about their sponsorship deals instead of just concentrating on playing the game.
The concern regarding sponsorship deals has a significant effect on a player’s game.