This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Writing Style > Nominalization > Nominalization – Quiz 4 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Nominalization Quiz 4 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Focus on the preposition after the nominalization. For a long period of time, there was no life on Earth. Then there was an extended period of only uni-cellular life, followed by a proliferation ..... multi-cellular life. A) With. B) Of. C) Around. D) About. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Of. 2. "less" and "least" can be used in both count and mass nouns, but rarely found in formal written English. True or False? A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 3. For each original sentence, choose the option that best transforms the highlighted clause into a noun phrase, making the sentence more concise and formal.Original:The council wants to develop the city center. A) The council wants a development of the city center. B) The council wants the development of the city center. C) The council wants city center development. D) The council wants to undertake city center development. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The council wants the development of the city center. 4. The ones from the closet (cajas) A) Las del armario. B) Las unas del armario. C) Los del armario. D) Las cajas del armario. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Las del armario. 5. Which transformation method substitutes a verbal phrase with a prepositional-nominal phrase in translation? A) Replacing a verbal expansion with a noun object. B) Replacing a verbal phrase with a direct object expressed by a noun. C) Replacing a sentence with an appositive or a subject-less construction. D) Replacing a simple or complex verbal predicate with a complex nominal predicate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Replacing a verbal phrase with a direct object expressed by a noun. 6. For each original sentence, choose the option that best transforms the highlighted clause into a noun phrase, making the sentence more concise and formal.Original:The evidence suggests that the theory is correct. A) The evidence suggests the correctness of the theory. B) The evidence supports the theory's correctness. C) The evidence supports the correctness of the theory. D) The evidence points to the theory's correctness. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The evidence supports the theory's correctness. 7. ..... involves putting systems in place to make something safer. A) Product manufacturing. B) Risk reduction. C) Flood mapping. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Risk reduction. 8. On realising that she did not complete her art assignment, Shirley gasped. A) Shirley gasped at the realising she did not complete her art assignment. B) Shirley gasped at the realisation she did not complete her art assignment. C) Shirley gasped at the realisation that she did not complete her art assignment. D) Shirley gasped at the realising that she did not complete her art assignment. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Shirley gasped at the realisation that she did not complete her art assignment. 9. Ivan was forgetful. He did not bring his pencil case to school again. A) As a result of Ivan's forgetfulness, he did not bring his pencil case to school again. B) As a result of Ivan's forgetfulness, Ivan did not bring his pencil case to school again. C) As a result of his forgetfulness, he did not bring his pencil case to school again. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) As a result of Ivan's forgetfulness, he did not bring his pencil case to school again. 10. In the sentence "An advocate of more merciful surgery, he abstains from the then-common practice of early amputation, " what transformation is exemplified in the translation? A) Replacing a verbal expansion with a noun object. B) Replacing a verbal phrase with a prepositional-nominal phrase. C) Replacing a verbal phrase with a direct object expressed by a noun. D) Replacing a simple or complex verbal predicate with a complex nominal predicate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Replacing a verbal phrase with a direct object expressed by a noun. 11. Which sentence contain inclusives? A) I love animals. B) I love cute animals. C) I love all cute animals. D) I love animals and nature. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I love all cute animals. 12. What is the general tendency of English sentences compared to Ukrainian sentences? A) More verbalized. B) More nominalized. C) More concise. D) More complex. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) More verbalized. 13. What kind of inclusive in the sentence:" David is so scary that no students say anything" A) Positively. B) Negatively. C) Neutrality. D) None of the answers. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Negatively. 14. The relative pronoun in the sentence " The horse which Sue was riding is very friendly" grammatically functions as: A) Subject. B) Object. C) Preposition object. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Object. 15. What is the purpose of nominalization in translation? A) To make the text more concise. B) To change the meaning of the original text. C) To adapt to stylistic differences between languages. D) To make the text more verbose. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To make the text more concise. 16. When translating a sentence by replacing it with an absolute nominative construction, which transformation method is employed? A) Replacing a verbal expansion with a noun object. B) Replacing a simple or complex verbal predicate with a complex nominal predicate. C) Replacing a sentence with an appositive or a subject-less construction. D) Replacing a verbal phrase with a direct object expressed by a noun. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Replacing a sentence with an appositive or a subject-less construction. 17. What is the result of nominalization in translation? A) Increase in verb forms and decrease in noun forms. B) Increase in noun forms and decrease in verb forms. C) No change in sentence structure. D) Simplification of sentence structure. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Increase in noun forms and decrease in verb forms. 18. The ones that I want (zapatos) A) Las que tengo. B) Los que tengo. C) Las que quiero. D) Los que quiero. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Los que quiero. 19. For each original sentence, choose the option that best transforms the highlighted clause into a noun phrase, making the sentence more concise and formal.Original:Local residents complained about the noise. A) Local residents expressed their complaints about the noise. B) Local residents registered a complaint regarding the noise. C) Local residents made noise complaints. D) Local residents made a complaint about the noise. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Local residents made noise complaints. 20. For each original sentence, choose the option that best transforms the highlighted clause into a noun phrase, making the sentence more concise and formal.Original:It is important that we manage our resources carefully. A) It is important that resources are managed carefully. B) It is important for the careful management of resources. C) Careful resource management is important. D) It is important for our careful resource management. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It is important that resources are managed carefully. 21. ..... means attempting to minimise the impact of natural disasters. A) Risk reduction. B) Disaster mitigation. C) Project management. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Disaster mitigation. 22. In the sentence "The river was not in view, " what type of transformation is applied in the translation? A) Replacing a simple or complex verbal predicate with a complex nominal predicate. B) Replacing a sentence with an appositive or a subject-less construction. C) Replacing a verbal expansion with a noun object. D) Replacing a verbal phrase with a prepositional-nominal phrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Replacing a verbal phrase with a prepositional-nominal phrase. 23. Which is the correct order of these following words:"old / American / intelligent / archaeologist" A) Intelligent old American archaeologist. B) Old intelligent American archaeologist. C) Intelligent American archaeologist. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Intelligent old American archaeologist. 24. ..... means looking at the different areas of a country where floods might happen. A) Disaster mitigation. B) Early warning systems. C) Flood mapping. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Flood mapping. 25. Fred berated Daphne loudly in public. He did not consider her feelings. A) Without any consideration for Daphne, Fred berated her loudly in public. B) Without any consideration for Daphne's feelings, Fred berated her loudly in public. C) Without any consideration for her feelings, Fred berated her loudly in public. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Without any consideration for Daphne's feelings, Fred berated her loudly in public. 26. Which transformation substitutes a verbal phrase with a direct object expressed by a noun? A) Replacing a verbal expansion with a noun object. B) Replacing a simple or complex verbal predicate with a complex nominal predicate. C) Replacing a verbal phrase with a prepositional-nominal phrase. D) Replacing a sentence with an appositive or a subject-less construction. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Replacing a verbal expansion with a noun object. 27. Choose one word which contains a Classifiers A) Late reform. B) Large amount. C) Monsoon rain. D) Rapid rise. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Monsoon rain. 28. What does this sentence "He has lent me little money." refer to? A) He has lent me inadequate money, so I can't afford to buy something. B) He has lent me lots of money, so I can afford to buy something. C) He has lent me adequate money, so I can afford to buy something. D) He has not lent me any money, so I can't afford to buy something. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He has lent me inadequate money, so I can't afford to buy something. 29. The red ones (tazas) A) Las rojas. B) Las tazas rojas. C) Las rojos. D) Los rojos. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Las rojas. 30. Which of the following is NOT a nominalization? A) Innovation. B) Inspired. C) Observation. D) None of the above. 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