Nominalisation: Difference between revisions

:{{plain|we are supportive of|we support}}

:{{plain|have the appearance of being|seem}}<br />

===[[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]]:

:{{plain|effect the conversion of shares|convert the shares}}

*[[Adjectivisation]]

*[[Of]] - a dead giveaway.

*[[To be]] - the feeblest of all verbs.

*[[Obligated]]

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