Nominalisation

Article excerpt · target grammar marked

The gap between implementation and documentation is not a technical problem. Boards approve budgets; CFOs sign off on allocation frameworks. All of it requires the precise vocabulary of formal business writing. Implement becomes implementation.

Grammar Reference · Nominalisation

Verb → noun

The company decided to implement the system → The implementation of the system was approved. — verb becomes abstract noun

Adjective → noun

The process is efficient → The board noted the efficiency of the process. — adjective becomes abstract noun

Why nominalise?

The assessment of risk took three months. — creates distance, signals formal register in reports

Common error

We need to do an assess of the data. ✗ → We need to conduct an assessment of

01Exercise 1 — Form · Write the Correct Form

Nominalisation

1.The of the AI system took longer than the board had anticipated.

2.The finance team submitted a detailed of the proposed budget increase.

3.Improved in the back-office reduced processing time by 30 percent.

4.The report recommended a full risk before any deployment began.

5.The of resources across business units was reviewed at the quarterly board meeting.

6.The of AI into existing workflows required significant staff training.

02Exercise 2 — Transform

rewrite with the new structure

1.The team decided to deploy the chatbot across all customer service channels.

2.Analysts confirmed that the process was highly effective.

3.The company needed to comply with new data regulations immediately.

4.Managers proposed to automate the scheduling system by Q3.

03Exercise 3 — About You

in your notebook

Personalise: complete five sentences about yourself using the target grammar.

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