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Verb to noun:
achieve
achievement
Verb to noun
require
requirement
verb to noun
Signify
significance
verb to noun (spell please!)
Occur
occurrence
People are eating better food.
People have _________.
Hint: change eating better food into a two-word noun phrase.
better nutrition.
Far fewer babies and toddlers are dying.
There has been a sharp drop in i_______ m_________.
Hint: change babies and toddlers into a single noun and change dying into the noun.
There has been a sharp drop in infant mortality.
Garbage removal and sewerage has been improved steadily.
There have been s________ i__________ in basic s__________.
Change garbage removal and sewerage into one single noun. Also, change steadily into an adjective and improved into a noun.
There have been steady improvements in basic sanitation.
Far fewer people are dying from heart disease.
There has been a dramatic _____________ in the ________ rate due to heart disease.
Hint: use the verb reduce and change it into a noun.
There has been a dramatic reduction in the death rate due to heart disease.
People often feel depressed and powerless because they have no control over their lives.
___________ and _____________ often result when individuals feel they lack control over their lives.
Hint: change depressed and powerless to their noun forms.
Depression and powerlessness often result when individuals feel they lack control over their lives.
When people get old, they often lose their hearing to some degree.
A degree of hearing _________ is common in old age.
Hint: change get old and lose hearing to nouns.
A degree of hearing loss is common in old age.
I was sick for three days and I was unable to come to class.
My _________ to come to class was due to three days of ________.
Hint: change sick and unable to nouns.
My inability to come to class was due to three days of illness.
Many young drivers are inexperienced and some drive fast or drive while drunk. These are key factors leading to a higher proportion of young drivers die in accidents.
There are a number of key factors leading to the high rate of juvenile road f__________, including a lack of e________, s_______, and d_____ d_______.
Hint: Combine the two sentences into one sentence. Start your sentence with There are a number of...
There are a number of key factors leading to the high rate of juvenile road fatalities, including a lack of experience, speed, and drink driving.
Wealth is distributed around the world very unfairly.
The _____________ of wealth around the world is very unfair
The distribution of wealth around the world is very unfair
The number of people consuming fast food increased significantly in 2005.
There was a significant _________ in the number of people consuming fast food in 2005.
There was a significant increase in the number of people consuming fast food in 2005.
The government decided that taxes should increase by 15%. This caused concern amongst the population.
The government’s ____________ that taxes should increase by 15% caused concern amongst the population.
The government’s decision that taxes should increase by 15% caused concern amongst the population.
I analysed the data and it showed that uptake of the drug had increased.
The __________ of the data showed an __________ in the uptake of the drug.
The analysis of the data showed an increase in the uptake of the drug.
These figures assume that inflation will rise no higher than 2%.
The ____________ of these figures is that the ________ in inflation will be no higher than 2%.
The assumption of these figures is that the rise in inflation will be no higher than 2%.
The one primary means to create value in a business is profits.
The primary means of value __________ in a business is profits.
The primary means of value creation in a business is profits.
We evaluated the results and this explains the loss in revenue.
An __________ of results provides an ____________ of the loss in revenue.
An evaluation of results provides an explanation of the loss in revenue.
Bonds are attractive for investors seeking predictable returns on their investments.
The _______________ of investment return on bonds explains the ______________ for investors.
The predictability of investment return on bonds explains the attraction for investors.