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:{{plain|we are supportive of|we support}} | :{{plain|we are supportive of|we support}} | ||
:{{plain|have the appearance of being|seem}}<br /> | :{{plain|have the appearance of being|seem}}<br /> | ||
===[[Effect]]ing the worst kind of nominalisation=== | ===[[Effect]]ing the worst kind of nominalisation=== | ||
The ''worst'' kind of nominalisation goes a step further: not only must the poor {{tag|verb}} dress up as a noun; an equally unsuspecting {{tag|noun}} must behave like a verb. “[[Effect]]” is this kind of [[nominalisation]]: | The ''worst'' kind of nominalisation goes a step further: not only must the poor {{tag|verb}} dress up as a noun; an equally unsuspecting {{tag|noun}} must behave like a verb. “[[Effect]]” is this kind of [[nominalisation]]: | ||
:{{plain|effect the conversion of shares|convert the shares}} | :{{plain|effect the conversion of shares|convert the shares}} | ||
{{ | {{sa}} | ||
*[[Adjectivisation]] | *[[Adjectivisation]] | ||
*[[Of]] - a dead giveaway. | *[[Of]] - a dead giveaway. | ||
*[[To be]] - the feeblest of all verbs. | *[[To be]] - the feeblest of all verbs. | ||
*[[Obligated]] | *[[Obligated]] | ||
{{ref}} | {{ref}} |