Nominalization is the changing of a part of speech into a noun by the addition of a suffix
Verbs Nouns
Advise advice
Apologise apology
Authorise authority
Choose Choice
Fail failure
Fix fixture
Hate hatred
Enjoy enjoyment
Know knowledge
Live life
Oppose opposition
Obey obedience
Secure security
Rob robbery
See sight
Speak speech
Serve service
Think thought
Strike stroke
- Non-Restrictive Clause: In the non-restrictive, the clause provides additional information to the subject and is marked with commas.
Examples
- The young lawyer, who is 25, gave the closing remark.
- The house, which has been renovated, looks very new.
- The book, about which so much has been said, is not interesting.
- The principal, who I told you about, is a sadist.
- My brother, who lives in Abuja, visited me last week.
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