REVIEW FOR THE 1st TERM TEST

NOMINALIZATION
Exercise 1:
R e a d th e s e nt en ce s b e lo w a n d n o m i n al i s e t h em , ch a n g i ng
v e rb s a n d ad j e cti v e s i nt o n ou n s .
1) Pe o p l e o f t e n f e e l d e pr e ss e d an d p o wer l e ss b ec a u s e t h e y h a ve
n o c o n tr o l o ve r th e i r l i ves .
H i nt: C h a n g e d e p re s s ed a n d p o we rl e s s to the i r no un f o rm s . S tart
yo ur s e nte nc e w ith tho s e tw o no u ns .
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2) W h e n p e o p l e g e t o l d , t h e y o f t e n l o s e t h ei r h e a ri n g t o s o me
d e gr e e .
H i nt: c hange g e t o l d a n d l o s e he ari n g t o no uns .
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3) I f a i l e d t h e ex a m i na t i on s b e ca u s e I wa s l az y a n d d i d no t wo rk
hard.
H i nt: c hange f a i l a n d l a z y to the i r no un f o rm s .
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4) I wa s s i c k f o r t h r ee d a ys a n d I wa s u n a bl e t o c om e t o c l a s s .
H i nt: c hange s i ck a n d u n a b l e to no uns .
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5) Ma n y yo u n g d r i ve rs a r e i n e xp e r i en c e d an d so m e d r i ve f as t or
d r i ve wh i l e d run k. T h e s e a r e ke y f a c t o r s l e a din g t o a h i g h er
p r o p or ti o n o f yo u n g d ri ve r s di e in a c c i d e nt s .
H i nt: C o m bi ne t he tw o s e nte nc e s i nto o ne s e nt e nc e . S tart yo ur
s e nte nc e w i th T he re a re a nu m ber o f .. .
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Exercise 2:
N o m in a l i se t he f o l l o wi n g s en te nce s . W h e re th e su b j e ct P e o pl e is
u s e d , re pl a ce it wi t h a n ou n o r no u n p h ra s e .
1. Pe o p l e a r e e a ti n g b et t er f o o d .
H i nt: c hange e a t in g b et te r f o o d i nto a tw o - w o rd no un phras e .
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2. F a r f e we r b a b ie s a n d t od d l er s a r e d yi ng .
H i nt: c hange b a b i e s a n d to d dl e rs i nto a s i ngl e no un ( i nf ants ) and
c hange d y i n g i nto the no un m o rt a l i t y .
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3. G a r b ag e r e m ova l a n d s e we ra ge h a s b e e n i m pro ve d s t e ad i l y.
H i nt: C hange g a rb a ge rem ov a l a nd s e we ra ge i nto o ne
s i ngl e no un ( s anitati o n) . Also, c hange s t e a di l y i nto
a n adj e c ti ve a n d i m p ro ve d i nto a no un.
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4. F a r f e we r p e op l e a r e d yi ng f r om h e a r t d is e as e .
H i nt: us e the ve r b re d u ce and c hange i t i nto a no u n.
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5. Pe o p l e e x p l a in t h i s i n s e ver a l wa ys .
H i nt: us e the no u n re a s o n s .
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6. Pe o p l e a r e s t e a di l y b e c o m i ng a wa r e t ha t ba s i c h yg i en e is
i m p o rt a nt .
H i nt: c hange i m p o rt a nt a n d b e com i n g a wa re i nto no uns .
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Exercise 3:
In t h i s e xe rci s e , y o u h a ve to l ook a t t he s en te n ce y o u h a ve
b ee n g i ve n , a nd t u rn i t in t o a s ent e n ce wi th a n om i n a li za t io n .
1. T h e e r r o rs i n t h e s en t en c e we r e r e m o ve d , whic h m a d e i t lo o k
m u c h b e tt e r .
Tips:
• S tart y o ur ne w s e nte nc e w i th the unde rl i ne d ve rb ( no m i nal ise
i t)
• D o n' t us e the re l ati ve pro no un ( w hi c h ) i n yo ur ne w s e nte nc e
• I f yo u w ant to m ake yo ur s e nte nc e e ve n s ho rte r, t ry re duc i ng
' e rro rs i n the s e nte nc e '
• Y o u' l l ne e d to ad d the pre po s i ti o n ' o f '
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2. W e a l t h i s d i str i b ut e d ar o u nd th e wo r l d ve r y u nf a i r l y.
Tips:
• Y o u' l l have to m o ve ' i s ' to s o m e w he re e l s e
• Y o u' l l ne e d to c hange the w o rd f o rm o f ' unf ai rl y '
• Y o u' l l ne e d to ad d i n a pre po s i ti o n s o m e w he re !
• ' w e al th aro und t he w o rl d ' c an be s ho rte ne d i f yo u w ant
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3. T h e number of people c ons u m i ng f a st
f o o d i n c re a s ed si g n i fi c a nt l y i n 2005.
T i ps :
• S tart yo ur s e nte nc e w i th ' T he re was a. . . '
• T he pre po s i ti o n ' i n ' w i l l ne e d to b e adde d s o m e w he re
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4. T h e g o ve r n m e n t d e c i de d t ha t ta x e s s h ou l d i n c rea s e b y 15% . T h i s
c a u s ed c o n c e rn a m o n gs t th e p o pu l a ti o n .
T i ps :
• S tart yo ur s e nte nc e w i th ' T he go ve rnm e nt' s. .. '
• M ake the tw o s ente nc e s i nto o ne - thi nk abo ut w hat the ne w
m ai n ve rb w i l l be and w he re i t w i l l ne e d to go
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5. I a n a l yz e d th e d a t a a n d i t s h owe d t h a t u pt a ke o f t h e d r u g h a d
i n c r ea s e d .
T i ps :
• I n thi s s e nte nc e , try no m i nal i zi ng b o th the ve rbs
• Y o u' l l be m aki ng thi s s e nte nc e l e ss pe rs o nal and m o re o bj e c ti ve
• T he s e nte nc e yo u' l l e nd up w i th w i l l be o ne c l ause i ns te ad o f
tw o
• T w o pre po s i ti o ns and tw o ar ti c l e s w i l l ne e d to be a dde d
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