Crossword puzzle : Nominalization in English

Put your grammar knowledge to the test with this crossword on nominalization in English — the process of turning verbs, adjectives, or other word classes into nouns. From decide to decision, or strong to strength, these transformations are everywhere in academic and formal writing. Can you identify the right noun forms and complete the grid?

Horizontalement

1. 1. forming new words from existing ones
2. 3. grammatical time of a verb form
3. 5. series of steps as a noun concept
4. 8. For repeated past actions
5. 8. Modal verb used in reported speech
6. 10. In front or forward
7. 12. Adverb or conjunction of place
8. 12. At which place
9. 14. changing word class without suffix
10. 15. element added to a base word
11. 16. Continuing until now
12. 17. study of language use in context

Verticalement

1. 2. process of forming abstract concepts
2. 4. manner of expressing ideas in writing
3. 5. repeated structure in word formation
4. 6. changing one grammatical form to another
5. 7. study of word forms and structure
6. 9. verb form used as adjective or noun
7. 11. study of meaning in language
8. 13. Had not in short form