Nominalisation — The Grammar of Authority
Grammar: Passive Voice
Free ESL grammar exercise on nominalisation themed around the grammar of authority. Printable worksheet from EnglishPlans.com.
What's on this worksheet
A Level 5 (advanced) ESL grammar exercise on science, practising passive voice. The worksheet has a short reading excerpt, a grammar reference and graded practice items.
From the reading
The establishment of resistance to beta-lactam compounds was observed following prolonged exposure, with a reduction in bacterial susceptibility of approximately 40% recorded across all tested strains.
Grammar: Passive Voice
- Nominalisation — form
- We investigated the cause. → The investigation into the cause... — verb becomes noun phrase
- Adjective → noun
- The drug failed → the failure of the drug was noted. — agent removed, density added
Sample items
- We confirmed ______ of the new compound after three months of peer-reviewed trials.
- There was a significant ______ in bacterial resistance following exposure to the antibiotic.
- ______ into the side effects took two years and involved forty research centres.
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