Complete English Grammar Rules_ Examples, Exceptions, Exercises, and Everything You Need to Master Proper Grammar ( PDFDrive )-56

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•	“In	conclusion,	we	should	see	a	spike	in	profits	soon.”	(The	verb	conclude
becomes	the	noun	conclusion.)
•	“Government	must	derive	from	the	will	of	the	population.”	(The	verb	govern
becomes	the	noun	government;	the	verb	populate	becomes	the	noun
population.))
•	“Attendance	is	at	an	all-time	low.”	(The	verb	attend	becomes	the	noun
attendance.)
•	“I	was	surprised	by	my	enjoyment	of	the	play.”	(The	verb	enjoy	becomes	the
noun	enjoyment.)
•	“Use	the	textbook	as	your	reference	if	you’re	confused.”	(The	verb	refer
becomes	the	noun	reference.)
Some	other	suffixes	that	work	in	this	way	are	“-al”	and	“-ure,”	as	in:
•	“Failure	to	find	a	solution	is	not	an	option.”	(The	verb	fail	becomes	the	noun
failure.)
•	“The	review	will	include	a	quick	perusal	of	your	work.”	(The	verb	peruse
becomes	the	noun	perusal.)
Adjectives
We	change	adjectives	into	nouns	when	we	want	to	speak	of	them	as	general
ideas	or	concepts.	Adjectives	can	take	a	variety	of	different	suffixes,	depending
on	how	they	are	spelled.
“-ness”
We	often	use	the	suffix	“-ness”	for	many	adjectives.	Most	of	the	time,	we	can
simply	add	the	suffix	on	to	the	end	of	the	adjective	without	making	any	changes
to	its	spelling.	For	example:
•	“The	hardness	of	diamond	makes	it	a	great	cutting	tool.”	(The	adjective	hard
becomes	the	noun	hardness.)
•	“The	child’s	meekness	is	quite	sweet.”	(The	adjective	meek	becomes	the	noun
meekness.)
•	“His	gruffness	is	not	appreciated.”	(The	adjective	gruff	becomes	the	noun
gruffness.)
•	“I	don’t	care	for	the	roughness	of	my	hands.”	(The	adjective	rough	becomes
the	noun	roughness.)