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Nominalisation

~1 min readUpdated October 7, 20260 practice exercises
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Nominalisation

🗺️ GRAMMAR MAP

Core Rules

Real-Life Usage

Common Mistakes

📖 1. The Core Rules & Patterns

create ➔ creation
The act of creating leads to new ideas.
💡 Why: This form emphasizes the process and outcome of the action.
decide ➔ decision
Her decision was unexpected.
💡 Why: The noun form allows for a more formal expression of the action's result.

🎯 2. Real-Life Usage Scenarios

School

The teacher's explanation was clear.
💡 Why: Using the noun form emphasizes the clarity of the teacher's explanation.

Home

The decision to renovate was made last week.
💡 Why: This highlights the importance of the decision in the context of home improvement.

⚠️ 3. Common Mistakes

❌ Incorrect Usage

  • She made a deciding quickly.
  • His create was impressive.
  • They had a deciding to leave.

✅ Correct Usage

  • She made a decision quickly.
  • His creation was impressive.
  • They had a decision to leave.
💡 Explanation: Using the correct nominalised forms enhances clarity and professionalism in writing.

❓ 4. Frequently Asked Questions

What is nominalisation?

Nominalisation is the process of converting verbs or adjectives into nouns.

Why use nominalisation?

It allows for more formal and concise expressions in writing.

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