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:{{plain|have the appearance of being|seem}}<br /> | :{{plain|have the appearance of being|seem}}<br /> | ||
===[[Effect]]ing | ===[[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}} | ||