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.
- The government announced the ___ (to implement) of new environmental regulations by the end of the year.
- Her ___ (to achieve) in the field of neuroscience has been recognised internationally.
- The report highlighted the ___ (fragile) of the current economic system.
- The committee expressed its ___ (to approve) of the proposed merger during the annual meeting.
Correction
- The government announced the implementation of new environmental regulations by the end of the year.
- Her achievement in the field of neuroscience has been recognised internationally.
- The report highlighted the fragility of the current economic system.
- 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.
- The fact that the company failed to meet its targets disappointed the shareholders.
- Because the team was resilient, they managed to overcome the crisis.
- The fact that Parliament decided to reform the tax code surprised many analysts.
- When the director intervened, the situation was immediately resolved.
Correction
- The company's failure to meet its targets disappointed the shareholders.
- The team's resilience allowed them to overcome the crisis.
- Parliament's decision to reform the tax code surprised many analysts.
- 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.
- The developement of artificial intelligence raises important ethical questions.
- The commitee praised the innovativeness of the students' approach, noting its broad applicability.
- His refusal of accepting the terms led to the collapsion of the negotiations.
- The weak of the proposal was evident to all members of the board.
Correction
- The development of artificial intelligence raises important ethical questions.
- The committee praised the innovation of the students' approach, noting its broad applicability.
- His refusal to accept the terms led to the collapse of the negotiations.
- The weakness of the proposal was evident to all members of the board.
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