Absolute Infinitive
- When the subject of the absolute participle is a personal pronoun the nominative is used.
We spent most of the summer in a cottage we had rented together with some friends of ours, they occupying the front room and the attic, and we having the the rest at our disposal.
- If the summer was still to come, an absolute infinitive with to would take the place of the present participle.
We were going to spend most of the summer in a cottage we had rented together with some friends of ours, they to occupy the front room and the attic, and we to have the rest at our disposal.
Honestly, I've heard about an absolute participle, not having heard about an absolute infinitive.
Would you tell me if this is also a construction native English speakers use frequently?
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KeunChulLee1 Would you tell me if this is also a construction native English speakers use frequently? Neither of those absolute constructions are frequently used. They are fairly rare in writing, especially the absolute infinitive, and virtually non-existent in speech.
- KeunChulLee1 Would you tell me if this is also a construction native English speakers use frequently?
- Neither of those absolute constructions are frequently used.
- They are fairly rare in writing, especially the absolute infinitive, and virtually non-existent in speech.
- What you're reading is an obsessive attempt to invent a label for every possible combination of words in English, no matter how rarely it may be used.
- CJ
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KeunChulLee1Would you tell me if this is also a construction native English speakers use frequently?
Neither of those absolute constructions are frequently used. They are fairly rare in writing, especially the absolute infinitive, and virtually non-existent in speech.
What you're reading is an obsessive attempt to invent a label for every possible co
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