内容正文:
Learn and Write
The use of Nominalization
“名词化表达”的学习与应用
Goals of the Class
To know what Nominalization is
to use Nominalization to rewrite sentences
to understand how it is constructed
To use Nominalization to make creative writing
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What is Nominalization?
Nominalization is the process to change verbs, adjectives or clauses, etc, into a nominal group. To use nouns in a writing usually makes it more objective, brief and contain more details.
Nominalization
1.Adj-to-Unit noun
2.Verb-to-noun
4.Clause-to-noun
3.Adjective-to-noun
The left goose has a long neck.
The left goose has about twice the usual length of neck.
Examples:
1.Unit nouns
1.2. Do you remember these conversions?
1. long ______ n.长度
2. wide ______ n.宽度
3. high ______ n.高度
4. small / big ______ n.尺寸,大小
5. many / few ______ n.数量
6. much / little ______ n.量
length
width
height
size
number
amount
1.3. How to rewrite the sentences?
1.The room is 10 metres wide.
The room is 10 metres in ______.
2. The room is twice longer than the kitchen.
The room is twice the _______ of the kitchen.
3. There are big and small balloons.
The balloons are different in ________.
4. More and more satellites are in space.
The satellites increase in ________ in space.
width
length
size
number
I will apply for the job and I feel anxious about it.
I feel anxious about the application for the job.”
Examples:
2.Verb-nouns
Another type of Nominalization is conversions from verbs to nouns.
2.2. Do you remember these conversions?
1.-tion
realize ________ n.意识
examine ________ n.检查
contribute _______ n.贡献
organize ________ n.组织
realization
examination
2.-ment
advertise ________ n.广告
develop ________ n.发展
achieve _______ n.成就
fulfill ________ n.充实感
3.-ance
enter ________ n.入口,进入
resist ________ n.抵抗
4.-ure
press ________ n.入口,进入
expose ________ n.抵抗
mix ________ n. 混合
5.-al
remove ________ n.清除 survive ________ n.存活
refuse ________ n. 拒绝
contribution
organization
entrance
resistance
pressure
exposure
mixture
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