Nominalisation

Turn verbs into nouns for formal style.

Examples

• decide → decision

Key rules

• Turning verbs and adjectives into nouns for formal style
• decide → decision, fail → failure, able → ability
• It packs information densely, common in academic writing
• Too many nominalisations make text heavy

Common mistakes

• The company decided quickly → The company made a quick decision
• The improvement of → The improvement in sales was clear