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How to turn an adjective into a noun



 
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How to turn an adjective into a noun Tue May 23, 2006 6:00 am  How to turn an adjective into a noun
 

Is there a term for "making an adjective a noun".
Like in German they say "Nominalisierung".
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How to turn an adjective into a noun Tue May 23, 2006 7:40 am  How to turn an adjective into a noun
 

Hi Sakoos

The verb "nominalize" means to change verb or adjective into a noun. You can nominalize 'nominalize' by changing it to 'nominalization'. Very Happy

(I assume the spelling in the UK would be "nominalise".)

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How to turn an adjective into a noun Thu May 25, 2006 8:15 am  How to turn an adjective into a noun
 

Thanks a lot Amy

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