WORD FORMATION 1

By: Mamik Slamet Asrori, S.Pd.

VERB TO NOUN
The process of converting a verb to a noun is a very specific process called nominalization. There's no single rule for converting a verb to a noun, and some verbs can't easily be converted. In many cases, however, simply altering the suffix can convert the verb to a noun.

Adding a Suffix
Many suffixes can be added to verbs to change them to nouns. Examples include adding -er as in teacher, adding -ion (-tion/sion) as in action or adding -ade as in blockade. You might also use -ment as in agreement or -ant as it's used in defendant. -al can also be used as in arrival or ence/ance as in conference.

Adding an Article
Some verbs can be used as nouns without altering the word, and adding an article such as "the," "an" or "a" can make it clear you're using the word as a noun instead of a verb. The man prepared for the jump. The runner prepared for a run.

Add a Possessive
Adding a possessive adjective such as "her" or "his" can clearly differentiate verbs from nouns. Examples: She really expected his visit last night. The students enjoyed reading the writer's work. The old woman was excited to take her daily walk.

-ion (-tion / -sion)

Prostitute - Prostitution Expand - Expansion

Relate
Complicate Substitute

- Relation
- Complication - Substitution

Infuse
Fuse Explode

- Infusion
- fusion - Explosion

Apply
Eliminate Create Violate Oblige Evaluate

- Application
- Elimination - Creation - Violation - Obligation - Evaluation

Expand
Transmite Conclude Confess Possess Confuse

- Expansion
- Transmission - Conclusion - Confession - Possession - Confussion

-ment
Amuse Detach Achieve Entertain Acknowledge amusement detachment achievement entertainment acknowledgement

-ant
Defend - Defendant Serve - Servant Ignore - Ignorant Immigrate - Immigrant Depress - Depressant

-al
Dismiss Intern Propose Arrive Withdraw - Dismissal - Internal - Proposal - Arrival - Withdrawal

12/11/2013