Reference no: EM133240462

Assignment:

Nominalizations vs. Active Verbs

Directions: 1) Underline the nominalization(s) in each sentence. 2) Revise each sentence by turning the nominalizations into verbs and using the active voice. To revise, start by asking who did what: make who the subject and what the verb.

1. Attempts were made on the part of the engineering staff in regard to an assessment of the project.

2. There were expectations by the governing committee that their report submission would meet the deadline.

3. The appearance of the candidate before the board was on May 30th.

4. Discussions of the future of the program by the participants were conducted amicably.

5. There was uneasiness among management over the survey.

6. There must be thorough preparation of the specimen sections by the laboratory personnel.

7. The rejection of the application by the dean was unexpected.

8. The conservation and management of America's natural resources is the primary responsibility of the Department of the Interior.

9. The performance by the police of an investigation into the affair occurred without delay.

10. Increases in tuition occurred as a result of the state's reduction of funding for the state university system.