Independent work on lexicology Theme: Conversion

II. Nouns converted from verbs (deverbal nouns) denote:

• II. Nouns converted from verbs (deverbal nouns) denote:
• 1. instance of the action:to jump (v) -jump (n); to move (v) - move (n) 2. agent of the action: to help (v) - help (n), to switch (v) - switch (n) 3. place of action: to drive (v) - drive (n), to walk (v) - walk (n) 4.object or result of the action: to peel (v) - peel (n), to find (v) - find (n).

Conversion is the main way of forming verbs in Modern English. Verbs can be formed from nouns of different semantic groups and have different meanings because of that, e.g.

• Conversion is the main way of forming verbs in Modern English. Verbs can be formed from nouns of different semantic groups and have different meanings because of that, e.g.
• a) verbs have instrumental meaning if they are formed from nouns denoting parts of a human body e.g. to eye, to finger, to elbow, to shoulder etc. They have instrumental meaning if they are formed from nouns denoting tools, machines, instruments, weapons, e.g. to hammer, to machine-gun, to rifle, to nail,