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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
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I need help understanding absolute phrases

0I have looked at too many websites to count, and has been able to help me understand absolute phrases. 02br
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0Ms Google has a bigger brain than I do. She found this clear and concise explanation at the University of Calgary in Canada:02br 02br 01b 00 01i 00 01a 00Absolute Phrases02a 00 02i 00 02b 02br 02br 01b 00Absolute phrases 02b 00are 01font 00 made of nouns or pronouns followed by a participle and any modifiers of the noun or pronoun02font 00. Absolute phrases contain a subject (unlike participial phrases), and no predicate.

— Mister Micawber

  • 0Ms Google has a bigger brain than I do.
  • She found this clear and concise explanation at the University of Calgary in Canada:02br 02br 01b 00 01i 00 01a 00Absolute Phrases02a 00 02i 00 02b 02br 02br 01b 00Absolute phrases 02b 00are 01font 00 made of nouns or pronouns followed by a participle and any modifiers of the noun or pronoun02font 00.
  • Absolute phrases contain a subject (unlike participial phrases), and no predicate.
  • They serve to modify an entire sentence.
  • 02br 01b 00noun/subject02b 00: his mother02br 01i 00participle02i 00: standing02br 00 modifier: in the doorway02br 00 absolute phrase: his mother standing in the doorway02br 02br 02pre 0-
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0Ms Google has a bigger brain than I do. She found this clear and concise explanation at the University of Calgary in Canada:02br
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0Here's an even simpler one from Victoria:02br
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