Verbal abstract nouns - Noun-Parts Of Speech-ESL/Learn English Grammar

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II. The VERBAL ABSTRACT NOUNS Originate in verbs, as their name
implies. They may be--

(1) Of the same form as the simple verb. The verb, by altering its
function, is used as a noun;

as in the expressions,

"a long _run_"
"a bold _move_,"
"a brisk _walk_."

(2) Derived from verbs by changing the ending or adding a suffix:

_motion_ from _move_,
_speech_ from _speak_,
_theft_ from _thieve_,
_action_ from _act_,
_service_ from _serve_.



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