Grammar
What is nominalization?
Are nouns that are created from adjectives (words that describe nouns) or verbs (action words).
Change the nominalization back into its verb or adjective form.
Discussion
Discuss
Rewrite the sentence so that there is no nominalization:
I completed the test with much difficulty.
The test was difficult for me to complete.
What is the correct suffix for the following sentence?
Your party was the most (success) party I had ever been to.
Successful
Is transforming a verb into a gerund a common way to create a noun?
Yes
Which one is the correct nominalization?
Disagreed.
Disagree.
Disagreement.
Change the verb or adjective to its nominalization form.
Evolve.
Evolution
What is the correct suffix for the following sentence?
He is so (forget) that he has even left the cooker on before he left.
Forgetful.
How to nominalize?
Using suffixes, shortening words, etc.
Change the nominalization back into its verb or adjective form.
Argument
Argue
Rewrite the sentence so that there is no nominalization:
She made the suggestion that we go out to dinner.
She suggested that we go out to dinner.
What is the correct suffix for the following sentence?
The doctor said that her (ill) was a result of overwork.
Illness
What are some common suffixes used in nominalization?
ION, MENT, NESS, AND ING.
Which one is the correct nominalization?
Exploration.
Exploratory.
Explore.
Change the verb or adjective to its nominalization form.
Assume
Assumption.
What is the correct suffix for the following sentence?
I've tried talking to my mother about it but she is so close-minded and won't accept he's from another religion...It's (hope).
Hopeless.
What is nominalization by shortening?
Creating a noun from a longer word or phrase by removing prefixes or suffixes.
Change the nominalization back into its verb or adjective form.
Conception
Conceive
Rewrite the sentence so that there is no nominalization:
Sara has a great collection of butterflies.
Sara collects butterflies.
What is the correct suffix for the following sentence?
Why did you look at me with (suspicious)?
Suspicion.