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ZBH Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
Nominalisation
Is this nominalisation?
"The use of this technology" because it replaces, "using this technology"
"The use of this technology" because it replaces, "using this technology"
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ZBH Is this nominalisation? I don't think it is a good example. "use" is a noun in your first sentence.
- ZBH Is this nominalisation?
- I don't think it is a good example.
- "use" is a noun in your first sentence.
- In the second sentence, "using" might be a noun, but it could also be a verb or noun modifier.
- It depends on the rest of the sentence.
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ZBHIs this nominalisation?I don't think it is a good example.
"use" is a noun in your first sentence.
In the second sentence, "using" might be a noun, but it could also be a verb or noun modifier. It depends on the rest of the sentence.
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ZBHIs this nominalisation?I can't imagine what definition of 'nominalisation' you're using.
the use of this technology would not be a nominalisation to me, because by my definition, it's got nothing to do with multiple words.
It's just that "use" as a noun is a nominalisation of "use" as a verb. One word is the nominalisation of one
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