Question

Complete the following sentence using the nominalization of the underlined verb/adjective.
I am getting my book published. Its ___________ will certainly shed the common superstitions about the subject.
a) publication
b) publishing
c) publicising
d) publifying

Answer 1

Hint: A noun is a content word that can be used to refer to a person, place, thing, quality, or action. A noun is the word class that can serve as the subject or object of a verb, the object of a preposition, or in apposition.

Complete answer:
In the given question, we have to find out which of the options includes a noun which talks about the act of something getting published (the book mentioned in the sentence).
Let us thus analyze the options given to us in this question -
Option (a.), 'publication', refers to ‘a copy of a printed work offered for distribution’.
Therefore, option (a.) is correct as it is a noun which talks about the act of something getting published.
Option (b.), ‘publishing', refers to ‘the business of issuing printed matter for sale or distribution’.Therefore, option (b.) is incorrect as it is a noun that does not talk about the act of something getting published.
Option (c.), ‘publicising', refers to ‘calling attention to’. Therefore, option (c.) is incorrect as we need a noun and this is a verb.
Option (d.), ‘publifying', refers to a word that does not exist. Therefore, option (d.) is incorrect.

Note:
In this question, it will be helpful for the student to recall the concept of verbs. A verb is a content word that denotes an action, occurrence, or state of existence. A verb is the word class that serves as the predicate of a sentence.