Exercices C1 : La nominalisation en anglais (corrigé)

Ces exercices vous permettent de mettre en pratique la nominalisation en anglais, en transformant verbes et adjectifs en noms à l’aide des suffixes étudiés dans le cours (-tion, -ment, -ness…).

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Exercice 1 — Complétez avec le nom nominalisé

Complétez chaque phrase en remplaçant l'indication entre parenthèses par la forme nominalisée correcte du verbe ou de l'adjectif donné.

1. The government announced the ___ (to implement) of new environmental regulations by the end of the year.
2. Her ___ (to achieve) in the field of neuroscience has been recognised internationally.
3. The report highlighted the ___ (fragile) of the current economic system.
4. The committee expressed its ___ (to approve) of the proposed merger during the annual meeting.

Correction

1. The government announced the implementation of new environmental regulations by the end of the year.
2. Her achievement in the field of neuroscience has been recognised internationally.
3. The report highlighted the fragility of the current economic system.
4. The committee expressed its approval of the proposed merger during the annual meeting.

Exercice 2 — Transformez les phrases en utilisant la nominalisation

Réécrivez chaque phrase en remplaçant le groupe verbal ou adjectival souligné par une construction nominalisée équivalente, afin d'adopter un registre plus formel.

1. The fact that the company failed to meet its targets disappointed the shareholders.
2. Because the team was resilient, they managed to overcome the crisis.
3. The fact that Parliament decided to reform the tax code surprised many analysts.
4. When the director intervened, the situation was immediately resolved.

Correction

1. The company's failure to meet its targets disappointed the shareholders.
2. The team's resilience allowed them to overcome the crisis.
3. Parliament's decision to reform the tax code surprised many analysts.
4. The director's intervention immediately resolved the situation.

Exercice 3 — Corrigez les erreurs de nominalisation

Chaque phrase contient une erreur liée à la nominalisation (mauvais suffixe, forme incorrecte ou usage impropre). Identifiez et corrigez l'erreur en réécrivant la phrase entière.

1. The developement of artificial intelligence raises important ethical questions.
2. The commitee praised the innovativeness of the students' approach, noting its broad applicability.
3. His refusal of accepting the terms led to the collapsion of the negotiations.
4. The weak of the proposal was evident to all members of the board.

Correction

1. The development of artificial intelligence raises important ethical questions.
2. The committee praised the innovation of the students' approach, noting its broad applicability.
3. His refusal to accept the terms led to the collapse of the negotiations.
4. The weakness of the proposal was evident to all members of the board.