Nominalisation

• Turning verbs into nouns ("rise", "concern") makes writing more formal and compact.
• implement → implementation.
• reduce → reduction. After "a significant", use a noun.
• It is common in academic and official writing.
• After "The", you need a noun: "the opening".
• Use it for formality, but keep some verbs so sentences still move.

• The rapid rise in prices caused concern.
• The implementation of the new system took six months.
• There has been a significant reduction in crime.
• Turning verbs or adjectives into nouns, like decide → decision
• The opening of the bridge was delayed by a month.
• Writing becomes heavy and hard to read.

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