Nominalisation (The destruction of the forest...)
Nominalisation adalah proses mengubah kata kerja (verb) atau kata sifat (adjective) menjadi kata benda (noun). Struktur ini digunakan untuk membuat kalimat terdengar lebih formal dan objektif, dan sangat umum dalam tulisan akademik atau laporan resmi. Contoh: 'They destroyed the forest' menjadi 'The destruction of the forest'.
Structure:
| Type | Pattern | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Verb → Noun | destroy → destruction | decide → decision | arrive → arrival | They destroyed the forest → The destruction of the forest |
| Adjective → Noun | strong → strength | happy → happiness | different → difference | They are different → The difference is obvious |
| Clause to Noun Phrase | Subject + verb + object → The + noun + of + object | They implemented the policy → The implementation of the policy |
Notes:
- Nominalisation meningkatkan formalitas dan mengurangi personalisasi kalimat.
- Umum digunakan dalam tulisan akademik, ilmiah, dan laporan resmi.
- Dapat membantu menekankan tindakan atau konsep, bukan pelaku.
- Terlalu banyak nominalisation bisa membuat teks terasa kaku atau sulit dibaca, jadi gunakan dengan seimbang.
- Beberapa perubahan memerlukan penyesuaian ejaan: discuss → discussion, refuse → refusal.
- Biasanya digunakan bersama preposisi seperti 'of', 'in', 'for', 'to', dll.
Examples:
- The destruction of the forest was irreversible.
- There has been a significant increase in pollution levels.
- The decision to close the school sparked protest.
- His arrival surprised everyone.
- We discussed the implementation of the new policy.
- The growth of the company exceeded expectations.
- The failure to act led to serious consequences.
- Their support of the proposal was unexpected.
- There was a delay in the delivery of services.