Nominal writing – writing that avoids the active voice and depends both on verbs created from nouns and nouns created from verbs – is the primary writing style used in today's corporate world. However, there is some debate about how effective this style of writing really is.

This page offers a brief examination of nominal writing style compared to active and passive styles. Although this page cautions against using the nominal style, students can make their own decisions about which style of writing they believe is most appropriate for the business world based upon the information presented here.