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Nominalization of Infinitives 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 Weight weight 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.