Nominalisations cheat sheetStrong writing uses verbs rather than turning them into nouns (nominalisations). Nominalisations hide the real action. Your writing sounds more formal and your sentences might be longer than they need to be.

Recognising nominalised verbsNominalised verbs often end in –ion, -ment, -al, -age, -ing, -ance, -ant, -dom.

Find the verb (action, doing word) in your sentence. Check the noun that follows closely. Can you turn this into the verb?

ExamplesHere are some examples of nominalisations turned back into verbs.

Nominalisations VerbsAchievement AchieveAction ActAgreement AgreeAppearance Appear, seemApplication ApplyApproval ApproveArrival ArriveAssessment Assess, review, check, evaluateBeginning BeganTransition Ttransit, changeCommitment Commit, promise, agree toCommunication Communicate, tell, email, callConclusion Conclude, decideConfirmation ConfirmConsideration ConsiderConsultation Consult, discussContinuation ContinuesContribution Contributed, gave, donated, helpedDecision DecideDefinition DefineCommitment Commit, promise, agree toDemonstration Demonstrate, showDescription DescribeDetermination DetermineDevelopment Develop, produce, make, createDiscussion DiscussDonation Donate, giveEditing EditEmployment EmployEnhancement Enhance, improve, upgradeEnrolment, re-enrolment Enrol, re-enrolEvaluation EvaluateExamination Examine, checkExpectation Expect

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Explanation ExplainImplementation Implement, set up, installImplication Imply, suggestIndication Indicate, show, proveInspection Inspect, checkInstruction Instruct, teach, tellIntention Intend, meanIntroduction IntroduceInvestigation Investigate, checkLeadership LeadMentoring Mentor, coachNotification Notify, tell, email, callObjection ObjectObservation Observe, saw, noticeOwnership OwnPayment PayPerformance Perform, act, sing, doPrioritisation Prioritise, order, rankProgression Progress, improveReaction React, respond, replyRecommendation RecommendReduction Reduce, cut backReferral ReferReformation Reform, change, improveRefusal RefuseRejection Reject, denyRelocation Relocate, moveReplacement Replace, changeRequirement Require, mustResistance ResistResolution Resolve, decide, agreeReview (as a noun) Review (as a verb)Revision Revise, change, editRuling Rule, decide, orderSolution Solve, fixStatement State, saySubmission Submitted, lodged, sentSuggestion SuggestTraining TrainTransformation Transform, changeTranslation TranslateUndertaking Undertake, do, promise

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