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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:

Examples: 

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Obaniwa Omosalewa (Mrs)
Obaniwa Omosalewa (Mrs)
02/10/2022 5:51 PM

Very good and explanatory. I give it to you Kofastudy

Miranda
Miranda
Reply to  Obaniwa Omosalewa (Mrs)
17/08/2023 7:31 PM

Thank you Kofa study. Your explanation are easy to understand, digest and assimilate. Keep up the good work.

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