Nominalisierung

Nominalisierung verwandelt ein Verb oder Adjektiv in ein Nomen (decide → decision, apply → application, difficult → difficulty) und erzeugt so einen formelleren, kompakteren Stil, der in akademischen und beruflichen Texten üblich ist.

Examples

• The committee will decide next week. → The committee's decision is expected next week.
• They analyzed the results carefully. → Their analysis of the results was careful.
• It is difficult to implement this policy. → The difficulty of implementing this policy is clear.
• The company failed to grow. → The company's failure to grow concerned investors.
• We must reduce costs. → A reduction in costs is necessary.

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