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B3F1
Absolute Phrase
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The absolute phrase, or nominative absolute, is
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grammatically independent from the rest of the sentence. (In
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this case, "absolute" means independent or freewheeling.)
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The absolute phrase functions as a modifier without
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modifying any specific element in a sentence. The absolute
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phrase consists of a noun (or pronoun) followed by a
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participle. Absolute phrases may fall in any position in a
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sentence.
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The plans having been made
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, we went into the kitchen
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for coffee.
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The boy remembered her,
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her hair blowing in the wind
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I followed the trail,
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the dog leading the way
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, until I came
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to the cabin.
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