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This report gives an *analysis* of the problem of climate change and describes three potential solutions.
This report analyzes the climate change problem and describes three potential solutions.
The President did not provide an *explanation* for the pardon of his business friend.
The President did not explain the pardon of his business friend.
Mr. Black’s class *debate* concerned the issue of nuclear weapons.
Mr. Black’s class debated the issue of nuclear weapons.
We performed a *review* of the company’s annual reports.
We reviewed the company’s annual reports.
The school’s drama club gave a *performance* of Romeo and Juliet on the second of June.
The school’s drama club performed Romeo and Juliet on June 2nd.
There is a need for further *study* of this student financial aid program.
This student financial aid program should be studied.
I need a *change* in my life.
I need to change something in my life.
Political candidates need *to perform* well during a TV debate.
Political candidates need to give a good performance during a TV debate.
Our city needs *to assess* the recycling system.
There is a need in our city for an assessment of the recycling system.
I *hope* my English students will use this book.
It is my hope that my English students will use this book.
The police *investigated* the robbery.
The police conducted an investigation of the robbery.
The Japanese *invaded* Korea in 1592.
The Japanese invasion of Korea took place in 1592.
This sentence *illustrates* the problems with nominalization.
This sentence provides an illustration of the problems with nominalization.
We can’t understand what the professor *means.*
We can’t understand the professor’s meaning.
