| Verbs | Nouns |
|---|---|
| decide | decision |
| reimburse | reimbursement |
| examine | examination |
| inspect | inspection |
| pay | payment |
Instead of:
All decisions pertaining to the reimbursement of staff travel expenses that exceed $400.00 are the perogative of Management.
Use:
Management will decide if it will reimburse travel expenses over $400.00.
Instead of:
Regulations governing the establishment, operation and dissolution of the credit unions falls under this Act.
Use:
The regulations made under this Act tell how to set up, operate and dissolve a credit union.
Changing verbs into nouns is called nominalization. It may mean the sentence is in passive voice.