Verb nominalisation A We walked for charity We

Verb nominalisation

A. We walked for charity. We raised money for the Leukaemia Foundation. B. The charity walk raised money for the Leukaemia Foundation.

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1. He was enthusiastic. 1. He had _____. 2. She achieved Level 7. 2. Her Level 7 was an _____. 3. I had to explain myself. 3. They wanted an _____. 4. Helen protested against the cuts. 4. Helen went to an anti-cuts _____. 5. Hugo discussed it with Jasper. 5. Jasper and Hugo had a _____. 6. Collingwood and Essendon hate each 6. The teams share a _____. other. 7. I was so hungry. 7. I was suffering from _____. 8. Green can symbolise life and re-birth. 8. Green used to be a _____ of evil.

1. I loaded the car boot. 2. She loved her mother dearly. 3. They attacked him and hurt him. 4. I danced all morning. 5. Her performance really affected the audience.

• When writing formally in English and in other subjects, nominalisation (changing verbs to nouns) can be very helpful to make your writing more academic and concise. Nominalisation allows you to discuss more abstract concepts by taking the focus off the action and making the action into a concept or idea. • Example: “We analysed the data from the experiment, and it revealed that children react when they have too much sugar. ” • Rewritten in nominalised form: “The analysis of the data revealed children's reaction. ”

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