Nominalization Exercises Quiz 01

For each original sentence, choose the option that best transforms the highlighted clause into a noun phrase, making the sentence more concise and formal.

Original: Many people who are unemployed face significant financial hardship.

• Many people unemployment face significant financial hardship.

• Many unemployed individuals face significant financial hardship.

• Many people in unemployment face significant financial hardship.

• Many people who suffer from unemployment face significant financial hardship.

For each original sentence, choose the option that best transforms the highlighted clause into a noun phrase, making the sentence more concise and formal.

Original:

When governments make decisions about public spending, they must consider the long-term impact.

• Government decision-making on public spending must consider the long-term impact.

• Decisions made by governments about public spending must consider the long-term impact.

• When governments decide about public spending, they must consider the long-term impact.

• Governmental decisions regarding public spending must consider the long-term impact.

For each original sentence, choose the option that best transforms the highlighted clause into a noun phrase, making the sentence more concise and formal.

Original: The company developed a new product that was highly successful.

• The company's new product development was highly successful.

• The company's development of a new product was highly successful.

• The company developed a highly successful new product.

• The development by the company of a new product was highly successful.

For each original sentence, choose the option that best transforms the highlighted clause into a noun phrase, making the sentence more concise and formal.

Original: Students who do not have enough motivation often struggle to complete their assignments.

• Students without sufficient motivation often struggle to complete their assignments.

• Lack of student motivation often causes them to struggle with assignments.

• Insufficient student motivation often leads to difficulties in assignment completion.

• Unmotivated students often struggle to complete their assignments.

For each original sentence, choose the option that best transforms the highlighted clause into a noun phrase, making the sentence more concise and formal.

Original: Environmentalists argue that we must protect endangered species.

• Environmentalists argue for the protection of endangered species.

• Environmentalists argue that endangered species need protection.

• Environmentalists argue for endangered species' protection.

• Environmentalists argue for protecting endangered species.

For each original sentence, choose the option that best transforms the highlighted clause into a noun phrase, making the sentence more concise and formal.

Original: Researchers conducted experiments to analyze how the brain functions.

• Researchers conducted experiments for brain function analysis.

• Researchers conducted experiments to analyze brain function.

• Researchers conducted experiments for the analysis of brain function.

• Researchers conducted experiments to understand brain function.

For each original sentence, choose the option that best transforms the highlighted clause into a noun phrase, making the sentence more concise and formal.

Original: The new policy will improve efficiency.

• The new policy will bring about efficiency improvements.

• The new policy will result in greater efficiency.

• The new policy will lead to the improvement of efficiency.

• The new policy will cause an increase in efficiency.

For each original sentence, choose the option that best transforms the highlighted clause into a noun phrase, making the sentence more concise and formal.

Original: Local residents complained about the noise.

• Local residents made noise complaints.

• Local residents expressed their complaints about the noise.

• Local residents made a complaint about the noise.

• Local residents registered a complaint regarding the noise.

For each original sentence, choose the option that best transforms the highlighted clause into a noun phrase, making the sentence more concise and formal.

Original: The scientists discovered something unexpected.

• The scientists made an unexpected discovery.

• The scientists found an unexpected thing.

• The scientists had an unexpected finding.

• The scientists discovered an unexpected fact.

For each original sentence, choose the option that best transforms the highlighted clause into a noun phrase, making the sentence more concise and formal.

Original: It is imperative that we reduce our consumption of fossil fuels.

• It is imperative that our consumption of fossil fuels decreases.

• It is imperative to reduce fossil fuel consumption.

• It is imperative to have a reduction in our fossil fuel consumption.

• The reduction of fossil fuel consumption is imperative.