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Class 10 | Formation of Noun | Lesson 3 | Part 7 | English Grammar | CBSE | SSC | ICSE | NCERT

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Class 10 | Formation of Noun | Lesson 3 | Part 1 |  English Grammar | CBSE | SSC | ICSE | NCERT

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We often form nouns from other parts of speech, most commonly from a verb or an adjective. We can then use the noun phrase instead of the verb or adjective to create a more formal style. We call this nominalisation :

excite → excitement
grow → growth
invade → invasion
fly → flight
industrial → industrialisation
wide → width

After 1900 there was a growth in trade with Europe. (less formal: After 1900 trade with Europe grew.)

The closure of the Meteorcorp factory caused 200 workers to lose their jobs. (less formal: Meteorcorp closed the factory and 200 workers lost their jobs.)

Nominalisation is common in writing, especially formal writing.

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