Lesson 21

Теория (Nominalisation)

Nominalisation — это процесс превращения глаголов или прилагательных в существительные, чтобы:

Примеры:

Почему это важно на C1

Академический стиль требует объективности
❌ We decided to reduce costs.
✔ The decision to reduce costs was made.
Сокращает глагольные конструкции → существительные
❌ They investigated the problem and found it was serious.
✔ An investigation of the problem revealed its seriousness.
Позволяет связывать идеи более элегантно
❌ The company increased profits and expanded its market.
✔ The increase in profits and expansion of the market were notable.

Common types of Nominalisation

From	To (Nominalisation)	Example
Verb → Noun	decide → decision	The decision was made to delay the project.
Verb → Noun	improve → improvement	Improvement in efficiency was achieved.
Verb → Noun	investigate → investigation	The investigation revealed key facts.
Adj → Noun	strong → strength	The strength of the argument is clear.
Adj → Noun	possible → possibility	The possibility of success is high.
Adj → Noun	important → importance	The importance of teamwork cannot be overstated.

Common patterns

decision, development, implementation, evaluation, assessment, recognition, recognition

Advantages in academic writing

Пример:

❌ They implemented new rules and monitored employees carefully.

✔ The implementation of new rules and monitoring of employees were carried out carefully.

Common mistakes ❌

❌ The decide to implement the policy… → решение, а не глагол

✔ The decision to implement the policy…

❌ We need to consider about the possibility… → лишнее "about"

✔ We need to consider the possibility of…

❌ Overusing nominalisation → текст станет тяжелым

✔ Сбалансировано с активными формами и глаголами

C1 Examples

Практические задания

Task 1 Task 2 Task 3