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Literacy Levels
Module 1.2 C:
Nominalisation
Instructions
• If after reading the glossary, indicators and
examples about this language item in the
Levels you still need to learn more, it is
anticipated that you will work through this
PowerPoint at your own pace and without
the need to be supported by a trainer.
However, depending upon your school's
implementation plan, you may be able to
email or post any questions to your trainer or
discuss them with your Professional
Learning Community or similar group.
deep
addition
distance
multiply
estimation
deep depth
add addition
distant distance
multiply multiplication
estimate estimation
perform
movement
originality
exhibition
surrealism
perform performance
move movement
original originality
exhibit exhibition
surreal surrealism
Nominalisation
Nominalisation changes verbs and other words into nouns. It makes a
text more compact and more specific.
e.g., instead of saying…
"When your body reaches an abnormally low temperature, you will
need to be taken to hospital",
N
N oom miinnaallii
use nominalisation: rreeqquuiirr ssaattiioonn
eess aadd
Hypothermia requires hospitalisation. ssuuffffiixx ddiinngg aa
ttoo tthhee
ttoo cchhaa vveerrbb,,
nnggee vvee
nnoouunn.. rrbb ttoo
Instead of saying: "How farmers protected their livestock from
the storm was the topic of the article",
use nominalisation: "Livestock protection was the
topic of the article.“