Continuous Writing, Grammar: Normalization of Verbs – SS1 English Lesson Note (First Term)

CONTINUOUS WRITING: DESCRIPTION 

Write a descriptive essay on a flood disaster caused by blocked drains

NORMALIZATION OF VERBS

Nominalization is the formation of nouns from verbs and other parts of speech e.g absent (adjective, absence (noun)

Study the following words written in capital letters:

1. His mother was at the point of DEATH (noun)

James mother DIED (verb)

2. The elephant ADVISED (verb) 

They thanked him for the good ADVICE (noun)

They thanked him for the good ADVICE (noun).

The above examples show that nouns can be formed from verbs.

 FORMING NOUNS FROM VERBS.

ASSIGNMENT 

1. What is nominalization? 
2. Give five examples
3. Identify the verbs in the following: behave, believe, breathe, apply, 

compare, collect, create, discovery, divide, enter, explain, see, speak, 

hate, think, visit, speak 

4. Form nouns with five of the words above