[jmkd]

Some good tips, but I read the section on nominalisation three times and I can't for the life of me tell you what nominalisation means or how to apply it (or not).

However, it piqued my interest in the concept, and this article helped me get a little closer: https://unilearning.uow.edu.au/academic/3b.html

[Veen]

Pinker writes a useful explanation:

> A process called nominalization takes a perfectly spry verb and embalms it into a lifeless noun by adding a suffix like –ance, –ment, or –ation. Instead of affirming an idea, you effect its affirmation; rather than postponing something, you implement a postponement. Helen Sword calls them "zombie nouns" because they lumber across the scene without a conscious agent directing their motion.[0]

There is a lot more detail in his book "Sense of Style: The Thinking Person's Guide to Writing in the 21st Century"

[0]: https://stevenpinker.com/files/pinker/files/why_academics_st...

[jmkd]

Thanks!