Nominalisation in corporate writing: density versus clarity
Grammar · Nominalisation · C2 · 45 min. Recognize heavy nominalisation in business prose, form nouns accurately and decide when plain English is better.
About this worksheet
Recognize heavy nominalisation in business prose, form nouns accurately and decide when plain English is better.
- Level
- C2
- Category
- Grammar
- Topic
- Nominalisation
- Time
- About 45 minutes
- Exercises
- Matching, Gap-fill, Multiple choice, Speaking / writing task, Writing lines
- Answer key
- Included
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On the sheet
- Matching: Match each nominalised sentence to its plain English version.
- Gap-fill: Complete each sentence with the noun form of the verb in brackets.
- Multiple choice: Choose the correct form to complete each sentence.
- Speaking / writing task: Plain English challenge: rewrite this memo so any employee can underst
- Writing lines: Write your plain English memo and explanation here.
