A fast way to expand your vocabulary is to make sure you know the different forms of the words you learn. Exercise 1. The words in this list are all verbs. What are the noun…
A fast way to expand your vocabulary is to make sure you know the different forms of the words you learn. Exercise 1. The words in this list are all verbs. What are the noun forms? Write them in the second column. The first one has been done for you as an example. 1. diagnose 2. examine 3. prescribe 4. suffer 5. operate 6. cure 7. recover diagnosis 9. infect 10. carry 11. replace 12. degenerate 13. refer 14. paralyse 15. obstruct 8. analyse Exercise 2. First, check your answers to Exercise 1 in the key. Then rewrite the sentences below, changing the verbs (which are in bold) to nouns. Do not change the meaning of the sentences, but be prepared to make grammatical changes if necessary. The first one has been done for you as an example. 1. I diagnosed that the patient had a heart condition. My diagnosis was that the patient had a heart condition. 2. I examined the patient fully. I made a full 3. I prescribed a course of antibiotics. I wrote a 9. We found that the tissue was infected. We found an 10. Ten per cent of the population are thought to carry the bacteria. Ten per cent of the population are thought to be. 11. We replaced the patient's hip. The patient was given a hip. 12. His condition has degenerated. There has been a 4. He suffered very little. He experienced very little 5. We operated immediately. The 6. This disease cannot be cured. There is no 13. The patient was referred to a specialist. The patient was given a 14. His arm was paralysed after the stroke. He suffered 7. He has recovered fully. He has made a full_ 8. The lab analysed the blood sample. The lab made an 15. The artery was obstructed by a blood clot. The blood clot was forming an решение на английском
Let's go through the exercises step by step to help you understand the transformation of verbs into their corresponding noun forms.
Exercise 1: Transforming Verbs into Nouns
You need to convert the given verbs into their noun forms. Below are the conversions along with explanations:
- diagnose - diagnosis
- examine - examination
Explanation: "Examine" refers to the act of looking over or inspecting something, while "examination" is the process of examining. - prescribe - prescription
Explanation: "Prescribe" means to recommend a treatment, and "prescription" is the document that allows a patient to obtain the medicine. - suffer - suffering
Explanation: "Suffer" denotes experiencing pain, while "suffering" refers to the state or condition of undergoing pain or distress. - operate - operation
Explanation: "Operate" means to perform a surgical procedure, and "operation" is the act itself. - cure - cure
Explanation: "Cure" can function as both a verb and a noun when referring to the treatment of a disease. - recover - recovery
Explanation: "Recover" is the act of getting better or returning to health, while "recovery" is the process or period of healing. - analyse - analysis
Explanation: "Analyse" means to examine in detail, and "analysis" is the detailed examination itself. - infect - infection
Explanation: "Infect" is to introduce a pathogen, and "infection" is the condition caused by that process. - carry - carriage
Explanation: "Carry" means to transport something, and "carriage" can mean the act of carrying (though "carriage" more commonly refers to a mode of transport). - replace - replacement
Explanation: "Replace" means to put something back, and "replacement" is the act or process of replacing. - degenerate - degeneration
Explanation: "Degenerate" means to deteriorate, and "degeneration" is the process of that deterioration. - refer - referral
Explanation: "Refer" means to send someone to a specialist, and "referral" is the recommendation to see somebody. - paralyse - paralysis
Explanation: "Paralyse" refers to losing the ability to move, and "paralysis" is the condition resulting from that loss. - obstruct - obstruction
Explanation: "Obstruct" means to block, and "obstruction" is the act or state of being blocked.
Exercise 2: Changing Verbs to Nouns in Sentences
Now, let's rewrite the sentences by changing the bold verbs to nouns:
I diagnosed that the patient had a heart condition.
My diagnosis was that the patient had a heart condition.I examined the patient fully.
I made a full examination of the patient.I prescribed a course of antibiotics.
I wrote a prescription for a course of antibiotics.He suffered very little.
He experienced very little suffering.We operated immediately.
The operation was performed immediately.This disease cannot be cured.
There is no cure for this disease.He has recovered fully.
He has made a full recovery.The lab analysed the blood sample.
The lab made an analysis of the blood sample.We found that the tissue was infected.
We found an infection in the tissue.Ten per cent of the population are thought to carry the bacteria.
Ten per cent of the population are thought to be carriers of the bacteria.We replaced the patient’s hip.
The patient was given a replacement hip.His condition has degenerated.
There has been degeneration of his condition.The patient was referred to a specialist.
The patient was given a referral to a specialist.His arm was paralysed after the stroke.
He suffered paralysis in his arm after the stroke.The artery was obstructed by a blood clot.
The blood clot was causing an obstruction in the artery.
These exercises help you see how verbs and nouns are related in English, enhancing your understanding of word forms and their uses. If you have any more questions or need further explanations, feel free to ask!
