由于中外文化差异，很多考生无法就拿到托福写作高分。曾有个调查，选取了20篇英语为母语的考生的优秀作文，发现名词化的使用频率为10%-15%。同时这个调查也选取了20篇中国考生的文章，名词化使用率为7%-8%。很多英文的论文名词化的使用率都很高，所以建议考生在托福考试的时候，多多使用名词化。

　　什么是名词化?

　　简单说，名词化即是动词或形容词被用作名词的现象。比如动词转成名词：discovery→discovery， move→movement， refuse→refusal，又比如形容词转成名词：careless→carelessness， difficult→difficulty， intense→intensity。

　　如何使用名词化

　　A 谓语动词的宾语部分

　　原句：I do not know either what she meant or what he intends.

　　名词化：I do not know either her meaning or his intentions.

　　B 结合被动形式

　　原句：If people decide without enough persuasive information，...

　　名词化：If a decision is made without enough persuasive information，...

　　C 取代诸如从句中“the fact that”的用法

　　原句：The fact that I denied what he accused me of impressed the jury.

　　名词化：My denial of his accusations impressed the jury.

　　更好的名词化：a. When I denied his accusations， I impressed the jury.

　　b. In denying his accusations， I impressed the jury.

　　D 名词化部分用在there is/are的后面

　　原句：We demand that the government stop taxing entertainment.

　　名词化：There is a demand for an end to taxation on entertainment.

　　原句：The floods considerably eroded the land.

　　名词化：There was considerable erosion of the land from the floods.

　　然而，有些时候，在我们的思维方式中认为理所应当使用“名词化”时，老外认为是没有必要的。比如：

　　A 名词化部分跟在动词后面

　　原句(名词化“冗余”)：The police conducted an investigation into the matter.

　　改后：The police investigated the matter.

　　B 名词化部分作为主语

　　原句：Our discussion is concerned with a tax cut.

　　改后：We discussed a tax cut.

　　C 连续进行名词化

　　原句：a. First， she reviewed the evolution of the dorsal fin.

　　b. There was a first a review of the evolution of the dorsal fin.

　　改后：First， she reviewed how the dorsal fin evolved.

　　D 连接部分名词化

　　原句：Their cessation of hostilities was because of their personnel losses.

　　改后：They ceased hostilities because they lost personnel.

　　原句：The instability of the motor housing did not preclude the completion of the field trials.

　　改后：Even though the motor housing was unstable， the research staff completed the field trials.

　　名词化的概念对于中国的托福考生来说还是有些陌生，平时要多积累，多运用。在保证语法不出错的情况下，再合理运用名词化，这样的文章更地道，更符合英语的使用习惯。这就是托福写作获得高分的秘诀。

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