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Verb plain form + こと/の Nominaliser (making a verb into a noun) You already know how to say such things as: I like tennis. テニスが、すきです。 Kanji is difficult. かんじは、むずかしいです。 テニス and かんじ are nouns, sometimes you might want to say “Writing Kanji is difficult”, or “I like playing tennis”. “Writing” and “playing” are from the verbs “to write” and “to listen”. By adding “ing” they can be treated like “nouns”. By adding こと or の to Japanese verbs, you make them into nouns and can use them in the same way, This also allows you to join two sentences when you would have had to write two separate ones before. テニスをすることが、すきです。 I like playing tennis. かんじをかくのは、むずかしいです。 Writing Kanji is difficult. Nominaliser Use: To make a verb into a noun. Formation: Verb Plain form + こと/の Examples: しゅみは、おんがくを、きくことです。 My hobby is listening to music. テレビを見るのが、すきです。 I like watching TV. NOTE: In many case, ことandのare interchangeable, but ことtends to be used to make a general or objective statement and の to describe an action that you have personally seen or heard. 日本食を 食べることが すきです。 日本食を 食べるの が すきです。I like eating Japanese food. Verb Plain form + こと/の Exercise: 一だん verb sleeping to sleep (verb(noun) ますform) ねます る こと/の Verb Plain form + こと/の Exercise: 五だん verb reading books (noun) to read books (verb ますform) 本を、よ み ます むこと/の Verb Plain form + こと/の Exercise: 五だん verb to university (noun) to gogoing to university (verb ます form) 大学に、行 く き こと/の ます Verb Plain form + こと/の Exercise: Irregula r verb (noun) to travelling travel (verb ます form) りょこう し する ます こと/の Verb Plain form + こと/の Exercise: Irregula r verb bringing to bring (verb(noun) ます form) もって くる き ます こと/の