British English usage: Nominalisation is common in formal and academic British English because it packages processes and qualities into noun phrases, but overuse can make prose unnecessarily dense.

Cambridge Grammar reference: Cambridge defines nominalisation as forming nouns from verbs/adjectives and using noun phrases to create a more formal style.

Level note: These structures are not claimed to be exclusive to C2. At C2, the focus is flexible, precise and context-appropriate control of complex language.

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