Nominalisation in history and social science writing_OLD VERSION

The impact of time

Here’s a series of snippets that we will combine at the end.

We’ve been able to measure time increasingly precisely

How could you restate this process to make it a thing?

The increasingly precise measurement of time

Time has emerged as a means of social control

How could you restate this process to make it a thing?

Time's emergence as a means of social control

This next one is tricky! Don’t look at the answer straight away, try and find a nominalisation that works. 

Hint: the best answer is only four words long.

People worship speed like they are in a cult

How could you restate this process to make it a thing?

The cult of speed

Here's how all these nominalisations look in one sentence, from a history book called The Wonderbox:

“The increasingly precise measurement of time, and its emergence as a means of social control, have been accompanied by a third historical development: the cult of speed.”

—Roman Krzanric, The Wonderbox 

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