FILL IN THE BLANK: The cost of gas has increased. = There has been..

an increase in the cost of gas.

FILL IN THE BLANK: Taking selfies is fashionable now. = There's a...

fashion for taking selfies now.

FILL IN THE BLANK: The Japanese invaded Korea in 1592. =The ... in 1592.

Japanese invasion of Korea occurred

Japanese invasion of Korea happened

Japanese invasion of Korea took place

FILL IN THE BLANK: The covid pandemic seriously affected how the economy grew. = The ____________________ the economy. (use 2 nominalisations)

covid pandemic had a serious effect on the growth of

FILL IN THE BLANK: People are consuming less fossil fuels. =The ______________________. (declining)

consumption of fossil fuels is declining.

consumption of fossil fuels is declining

FILL IN THE BLANK: When Teacher Jon decided to extend the lesson by 30 minutes both students and parents were angry. = Teacher____________________________________ parents. (Use possessive case and nominalisation of a verb).

Jon's decision to extend the lesson by 30 minutes angered both students and

Jon's decision of extending the lesson by 30 minutes angered both students and

REWRITE THE SENTENCE USING ANOTHER FORM OF THE UNDERLINED WORD: A campaign has been organized to make people aware of climate change.

A campaign has been organized to raise awareness of climate change.

A campaign has been organized to raise awareness of climate change

REWRITE THE SENTENCE USING ANOTHER FORM OF THE UNDERLINED WORD: The errors in the sentence were removed , which made it look much better.

The removal of the errors made the sentence look much better.

The removal of the errors made the sentence look much better

REWRITE THE SENTENCE USING ANOTHER FORM OF THE UNDERLINED WORD: The number of people consuming fast food increased significantly in 2005. =There ... in 2005.

was a significant increase in the consumption of fast food

REWRITE THE SENTENCE USING ANOTHER FORM OF THE UNDERLINED WORD: Wealth is distributed around the world very unfairly . =The ......

distribution of wealth around the world is very unfair.

distribution of wealth around the world is very unfair

REWRITE THE SENTENCE USING ANOTHER FORM OF THE UNDERLINED WORD: He strongly opposed the construction of the new highway. =He ......... highway.

had strong opposition to the new

REWRITE THE SENTENCE USING ANOTHER FORM OF THE UNDERLINED WORD: The government decided that taxes should increase by 15%. = The ...

government took a decision to make an increase in taxes by 15%.

government took a decision to make an increase in taxes by 15%

REWRITE THE SENTENCE USING ANOTHER FORM OF THE UNDERLINED WORD: This sentence illustrates the problems with nominalization =This sentence provides ...... with nominalization.

an illustration of the problems

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FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The ................ (strong) of the government's argument for changing the law is that many car accidents happen whilst drivers are speaking on their mobile phones.

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CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.2.4C

CCSS.L.3.2E

FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

We apologize for any ................ (confusing) caused by the last-minute change to the schedule.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.2.4C

CCSS.L.3.2E

FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The ............ (significant) of the findings surprised even the researchers.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.2.4C

CCSS.L.3.2E

FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The results of this research need to be treated with ............ (cautious)

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.2.4C

CCSS.L.3.2E

FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Many older people are afraid to go out at night due to the increase in ................ (violent) in our larger cities.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.2.4C

CCSS.L.3.2E

FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The ............ (difficult) facing the scientists now is how to prove their theory.

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CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.2.4C

CCSS.L.3.2E

FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Some parts of the world are not only important in terms of their biodiversity, but they also have a special ............ (beautiful) that must be conserved.

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CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.2.4C

CCSS.L.3.2E

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Academic writing: Nominalisation

The ................ (strong) of the government's argument for changing the law is that many car accidents happen whilst drivers are speaking on their mobile phones.

We apologize for any ................ (confusing) caused by the last-minute change to the schedule.

The ............ (significant) of the findings surprised even the researchers.

The results of this research need to be treated with ............ (cautious)

Many older people are afraid to go out at night due to the increase in ................ (violent) in our larger cities.

The ............ (difficult) facing the scientists now is how to prove their theory.

Some parts of the world are not only important in terms of their biodiversity, but they also have a special ............ (beautiful) that must be conserved.

The current .................... (controversial) over pensions is likely to continue for some time.

The discovery of a new species of monkey in Africa is of great ................ (interesting) to both naturalists and the general public alike.

This is a good essay in parts, but you need to express yourself with more ........... (clear) at times.

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