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Nominalizzazione nello stile accademico

Nominalisation in academic style

Trasforma verbi e aggettivi in nomi per rendere la scrittura più densa, più astratta e più formale.

La Nominalisation consiste nell'esprimere un'azione o una qualità con un nome invece che con un verbo o un aggettivo. L'inglese accademico e professionale la usa per inserire più informazioni in meno proposizioni, per mantenere l'attenzione sulle idee anziché sulle persone, e per collegare le frasi facendo diventare l'idea precedente il soggetto della successiva.

Proposizione con un verbo o un aggettivoForma nominalizzata
Prices rose sharply, which worried investors.The sharp rise in prices worried investors.
Because the river flooded, the village was isolated.The flooding of the river isolated the village.
Scientists disagree about the cause.There is disagreement among scientists about the cause.
People are more aware of the risks.Awareness of the risks has grown.
The system is reliable.The system's reliability is not in doubt.

Poiché i nomi non possono esprimere da soli il tempo o la logica, le frasi nominalizzate richiedono un verb that links the ideas: lead to, result in, give rise to, account for, contribute to, stem from. Contano anche le preposizioni: si dice increase in, demand for, reliance on, response to, awareness of, reluctance to e tendency to.

  • The company's rapid expansion worried investors.
  • A growing awareness of the risks has led firms to review their policies.
  • The new rules gave rise to a number of unexpected problems.
  • Reluctance to accept the findings was widespread.
  • The collapse of the talks came as no surprise.

Esercizio 1 di 2

Scegli la forma corretta

Scegli l'opzione che completa correttamente ogni frase.

  1. There has been a marked _____ in the number of people working from home.

  2. Which sentence expresses "Because the river flooded, the village was cut off" in a nominalised form?

  3. The government's _____ on imported fuel has fallen sharply.

  4. A growing _____ of the risks has led companies to review their policies.

  5. The new rules gave _____ to a number of unexpected problems.

  6. The company's rapid _____ worried investors.

  7. Our _____ to the new policy was slow.

  8. Which sentence would be clearest for a general reader?

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Esercizio 2 di 2

Completa la frase

Scrivi la parola mancante. La parola tra parentesi indica il verbo o l'aggettivo da cui deriva la risposta.

  1. The committee hesitated, and this delayed the project. → The committee's delayed the project. (hesitate)

  2. Prices rose too fast, which angered residents. → The rapid in prices angered residents. (rise)

  3. Scientists disagree about the cause. → There is among scientists about the cause. (disagree)

  4. The spread of misinformation has to a loss of public trust. (one word)

  5. Teachers must be able to adapt. → Teachers' is vital. (adaptable)

  6. Customers were loyal, so sales stayed steady. → Customer kept sales steady. (loyal)

  7. The increase demand for housing has pushed up rents.

  8. There is a widespread reluctance accept the findings.

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