Grammar learning path · C1 Advanced
Complex noun phrases and nominalisation.
Formal English packs much of its meaning into noun phrases. First learn how heads, modifiers and complements combine into a clear long noun phrase; then turn verbs and adjectives into nouns to write in a compact academic style without losing who did what.
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First lesson · Complex Noun Phrases: Modification and Complementation
What you'll learn.
- Build and punctuate noun phrases with pre-modifiers, post-modifiers and complements.
- Form nominalisations from verbs and adjectives and link ideas with them.
- Judge when a noun-based style becomes too dense or impersonal and rewrite it.
Before you start.
- Use B2 relative clauses, participle clauses and noun complements.
Lessons in this path.
Take them in order- 1Lesson 1Complex Noun Phrases: Modification and Complementation
Breaks complex noun phrases into head, pre- and post-modifiers and complements, showing how clause choice, order and punctuation affect clarity.
- 2Lesson 2Nominalisation and Noun-Based Style
Forms nouns from verbs and adjectives to build formal, noun-based prose, and shows when nominalisation hides meaning or becomes too dense.
Ready?
Complex Noun Phrases: Modification and Complementation.
Begin with the first lesson and work through the practice at your own pace.