Nominalisation

Grammar Reference

Nominalisation — Exercises

Choose the correct nominalisation

1. The government decided to reduce taxes. → The government's _____ to reduce taxes.
   (decision / deciding / decide) 
2. The economy grew rapidly. → There was rapid _____ in the economy.
   (growth / growing / grew) 
3. Scientists discovered a new compound. → The _____ of a new compound was announced.
   (discovery / discovering / discover) 
4. They improved the process. → Significant _____ was made to the process.
   (improvement / improving / improve) 
5. She failed to meet the deadline. → Her _____ to meet the deadline caused problems.
   (failure / failing / failed) 
6. The situation is complex. → The _____ of the situation was underestimated.
   (complexity / complex / complexify) 
7. Prices increased last month. → There was a price _____ last month.
   (increase / increasing / increased) 
8. The team collaborated effectively. → Effective _____ was essential.
   (collaboration / collaborating / collaborate) 

Rewrite using nominalisation

1. They investigated the cause of the accident.
   
2. The company performed well last year.
   
3. Prices rose sharply in Q3.
   
4. They concluded that the project was viable.
   

Exercise three — Production

1. Write a formal sentence using at least one nominalised form (e.g. investigation, deterioration, achievement).
   

Nominalisation — Answer Key

Choose the correct nominalisation

1. decision
2. growth
3. discovery
4. improvement
5. failure
6. complexity
7. increase
8. collaboration

Rewrite using nominalisation

1. An investigation into the cause of the accident was conducted.
2. The company's performance last year was strong.
3. There was a sharp rise in prices in Q3.
4. Their conclusion was that the project was viable.

Exercise three — Production

1. Open answer — graded automatically online; no single fixed model answer.