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  • Nominalization of Verbs
    • By taking on certain suffixes
    • By taking on the definite article
    • By taking the present participle form
    • By adding the definite article to the past participle form:

In our previous lesson, we defined nominalization as the process of changing adjectives and verbs into nouns. We noted the two ways of changing adjectives into nouns.

1. Adding a suffix to the adjective – stupid + -ity = stupidity

2. Prefixing the definite article to the adjective: the + rich = the rich

In this section, we are going to consider how verbs are nominalized

Nominalization of Verbs:

Verbs become nouns in several ways:

 

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Evaluation: Nominalization of Adjectives and Verbs II

Nominalize the following verbs by adding appropriate suffixes.

1. know 2. bless 3. initiate 4. act 5. employ 6. break 7. service 8. marry 9. appoint 10. teach 11. offend 12. discuss 13. depart 14. rehearse 15. introduce 16. allow 17. inform 18. agree 19. form 20. educate

Answers:

  1. know                –       knowledge
  2. bless                –       blessing
  3. initiate             –       initiation
  4. act                   –       action
  5. employ             –       employment
  6. break               –       breakage
  7. serve                 –       service/servant
  8. marry               –       marriage
  9. appoint            –       appointment
  10. teach                 –       teacher
  11. offend              –       offence
  12. discuss            –       discussion
  13. depart              –       departure
  14. rehearse          –       rehearsal
  15. introduce        –       introduction
  16. allow                –       allowance
  17. inform             –       information
  18. agree                –       agreement
  19. form                 –       formation
  20. educate            –       education
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