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Nominalizations are nouns that are created from adjectives (words that describe nouns) or verbs (action words). For example, “interference” is a nominalization of “interfere,” “decision” is a nominalization of “decide,” and “argument” is a nominalization of “argue.”
First, it is important to understand what these words mean when you see them. Second, if you are aware of what nominalizations are, you may use them to make your writing easier to understand.
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Some examples:
My kids got sick (action) →The illness of my children (noun)
Because the President failed to remove the troops, many deaths (action) → The failure to remove the troops resulted in many deaths (noun)
More complex (Adjectival phrase) → Complexity (noun)

Extra examples:
Invasion can destabilize ecosystems (action) → Ecosystem destabilization can be the consequence of invasion (noun)
 We demonstrated the effect of pH (action) → A demonstration of the effect of pH was performed (noun)

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Discourse and Context in Language Teaching

Chapter 6: LISTENING
Chapter 7: READING
Chapter 8: WRITING
Chapter 9: SPEAKING

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 Collaborative work made by:
- Delgado, Gisela.
- Di Grazia, Camila.
- Gianella, Jacqueline.
- Horvath, Analía.
- Núñez, Alejandro.
- Ortiz, Hernán.
- Rodríguez, Giselle.
- Tarantini, Cecilia. 

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 A THESIS STATEMENT is the single, specific claim that your essay supports. The thesis statement usually appears at the end of the first paragraph of a paper. It includes a TOPIC, a PRECISE OPINION and  a BLUEPRINT OF REASONS.


Tips for Writing Thesis Statements

1. Determine what kind of paper you are writing: An analytical paper breaks down an issue or an idea into its component parts, evaluates the issue or idea, and presents this breakdown and evaluation to the audience. An expository (explanatory) paper explains something to the audience. An argumentative paper makes a claim about a topic and justifies this claim with specific evidence.
 The claim could be:
- an opinion
- a policy proposal
- an evaluation
- a cause-and-effect statement
- an interpretation.
 The goal of the argumentative paper is to convince the audience that the claim is true based on the evidence provided. If you are writing a text that does not fall under these three categories (e.g., a narrative), a thesis statement somewhere in the first paragraph could still be helpful to your reader.
2. Your thesis statement should be specific—it should cover only what you will discuss in your paper and should be supported with specific evidence.
3. The thesis statement usually appears at the end of the first paragraph of a paper.
4. Your topic may change as you write, so you may need to revise your thesis statement to reflect exactly what you have discussed in the paper.