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English 12 Public

Transforming words into nouns

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I don't know why he's absent./ I don't know the...

reason for his absence

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Can you show me where it is on the map?/ Can you show me the...

location on the map?

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I can't remember when it was./ I can't remember the...

occasion

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The police don't know who the thief is/ The police don't know the...

identity of the thief.

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I couldn’t tell you how it was done./ I couldn't tell you the...

method that was used.

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Thank you for being so generous./ Thank you for...

your generosity.

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The cost of gas has increased./ There has been...

an increase in the cost of gas.

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The weather conditions have improved./ There has been..

an improvement in the weather conditions.

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Thank you for assisting me in this matter./ Thank you for your...

assistance in this matter.

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Everyone was relieved when he arrived early./ Everyone was relieved by his...

early arrival

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I wanted to see the world./ I had a...

desire to see the world.

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Taking selfies is fashionable now./ There's a...

fashion for taking selfies now.

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