The phrase "ability to transform the" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing someone's or something's capacity to change or alter a particular aspect or situation.
Example: "The ability to transform the way we communicate is essential in today's digital age."
Alternatives: "capacity to change the" or "power to alter the".
But, in the past century or two, humans have developed and deployed the ability to transform the entire planet.
Critics describe her intuitive skill at finding subtle uses for everyday things, her ability to transform the mundane.
Clément Sibony, who plays one of Philippe's crew, marvels at his director's ability to transform the simplest of shots.
"You have the ability to speak for, and the ability to transform, the lives of six billion people".
"There is nothing like it in human biology," Redman said of the fetus's ability to transform the mother's vessels.
Most of all, it's a fine showcase for Power's extraordinarily eloquent playing, and his ability to transform the most commonplace phrase into something magically eloquent and memorable.
His genius, Muhlstein writes, lay in his ability to transform the works he read into something "unexpected, playful, and intensely personal".
The miracle has been her ability to transform the events of her life from car-crash to glistening black comedy without sacrificing any of the authenticity.
What keeps you looking is her sculptures' formal sublety, her terrific sense of touch, her ability to transform the lowly through unexpected conjunctions.
"You," he said, looking out over the world's political elite, "have the authority to speak for, and the ability to transform, the lives of six billion people".
Fellow pollsters recognise the rigour of his polling and its ability to transform the way the election campaign is understood by voters and political strategists alike.
