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Once the verb
is nominalized, a dummy, 'filler'
verb must be used, i.e. the dummy verb adds nothing to the idea being
expressed, but simply fills the need for the sentence to have a verb.
| Verb form: |
Nominal form with filler verb: |
| 1. The student wrote
a good essay. |
1.' The student had good writing
in her essay. |
| 2. No instructors required
25 page papers. |
2.' No instructors made
a requirement of a 25 page paper. |
| 3. The union protested
the fee increases. |
3.' The protest of the fee increases
came from the union. |
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