Tham khảo tài liệu 'prequently 2', ngoại ngữ, anh ngữ phổ thông phục vụ nhu cầu học tập, nghiên cứu và làm việc hiệu quả | GRAMMAR SECTION 4 Nominalisation 1 WHAT IS NOMINALISATION It is often possible to use a noun group instead of one or more verb or adjective groups. This is called nominalisation The boys laughed loudly and woke up the baby. This sentence consists of two actions verb groups one causing the other The boys loud laughter woke up the baby. This sentence has one thing - the boys loud laughter a noun group - that causes an action 2 WHY USE NOMINALISATION We use nominalisation for several reasons It can change the emphasis of the sentence. Compare I wasn t very well so I had to stay at home. My poor health meant I had to stay at home. nominalised The first sentence has two parts linked by so. Both parts are equally important. In the nominalised version the action - stay at home - is the focus of the sentence. Because a lot of information can be packed into a noun group it can make sentences shorter and leave the rest of the sentence free to add new information Usual Nominalised version He had an insatiable appetite for adventure and because of this he became involved in a pioneering expedition to Antarctica. His insatiable appetite for adventure led to his involvement in a pioneering expedition to Antarctica. It can refer back to processes already mentioned After several days they eventually reached the summit of the mountain. The ascent left them tired and exhausted. Here the ascent summarises the whole of the process in the previous sentence We often prefer to start a sentence with a noun phrase rather than a verb phrase. Compare They looked at the evidence and realised that there had been a miscarriage of justice. The evidence revealed that there had been a miscarriage of justice. nominalised Nominalised language is especially typical of formal scientific and academic English This interesting Australian development was possible because of the isolation of these primitive mammals. Nominalisation can make it easier to be impersonal. Compare It s always painful when people
