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　　名词化就是将动词和形容词转化为名词来使用，比如 treat 转化为 treatment，这是动词转化为名词;happy 转化为happiness，这是形容词转化为名词。

　　A 宾语从句名词化

　　Before: I do not know either what she meant or what he intends.

　　After: I do not know either her meaning or his intentions.

　　B 动词名词化后，加上被动形式

　　Before: If people decide without enough persuasive information，...

　　During: If people makes a decision without enough persuasive information，...

　　After: If a decision is made without enough persuasive information，...

　　C 取代从句中诸如“the fact that”

　　Before: The fact that I denied what he accused me of impressed the jury.

　　After: My denial of his accusations impressed the jury.

　　Better: In denying his accusations, I impressed the jury.

　　D 用在“there be”的后面

　　Before: We demand that the government stop taxing entertainment.

　　After: There is a demand for an end to taxation on entertainment.

　　A 名词化部分作主语

　　Before: Our discussion is concerned with a tax cut.

　　After: We discussed a tax cut.

　　B 名词化部分作宾语

　　Before: The police conducted an investigation into the matter.

　　After: The police investigated the matter.

　　C 主语、宾语都名词化

　　Before: The instability of the motor housing did not preclude the completion of the field trials.

　　After: Even though the motor housing was unstable, the research staff completed the field trials.

　　D 连续多次名词化

　　Before: There was a first a review of the evolution of the dorsal fin.

　　During: First, she reviewed the evolution of the dorsal fin.

　　After: First, she reviewed how the dorsal fin evolved.