Representing actions with nouns
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Problems with the form
Students tend to avoid nominalisations, and when they do use nominalised forms, there
are certain problems, especially with the use of determiners
:
Later, the doctor entered and tried to catch the snakes. All the clients tried to take their pets out of the clinic, but there were very difficulty because all the pets were out of control. (TeleNex Students)
... but they had great difficulty because all the pets were out of control.We can help them to face these difficulty. (TeleNex Students)
We can help them to face these difficulties.A lot of people were going home after work, and there was a traffic jam. There was really no room on the street, so we pushed through the crowd [^] difficulty. (TeleNex Students)
... we pushed through the crowd with difficulty.
When presenting or reviewing vocabulary, it is important to focus on the surrounding language, especially the structures which go together with certain words.
For further information about the form, see 
Representing
actions with nouns: Forms of nominalisation.
Introduction
Problems with the form
