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Anonymous Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

nominative absolute clause..

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00I need help with this sentence.. After googling I found a bit abt nominatie absolute clause..02br
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00His fleet decimated by ZZZ, XXX decided to head back to Greece. 02br
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00Note that there is no "Having" here.. Just curious to know the difference between nominative absolute clause and participle phrase...02br
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00Sharad. 0-
  

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0Hi,02br 02br 01font 00Is the following sentence correct ? 02br 02br 00Yes, it's fine. 02br 02br 00Best wishes, Clive0-

— Clive

  • 0Hi,02br 02br 01font 00Is the following sentence correct ?
  • 02br 02br 00Yes, it's fine.
  • 02br 02br 00Best wishes, Clive0-
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0Hi,02br
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00His fleet decimated by ZZZ, *** decided to head back to Greece02font00.02br
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00Yes, it's fine. However, it's not a very common construction, particularly in everyday speech.02br
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00Best wishes, Clive
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0 Because/When/As his fleet had been decimated by the Spartans, he decided to head back to Athens. 02br
00=His fleet (having been) decimated by the Spartans, he decided to head back to Athens.02br
00=His fleet decimated by the Spartans, he decided to head back to Athens.02br
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00You can take "being", "having", or "having been" from participle claus
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0 Thanks Paco and Clive.. 0-
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Yes, it is. This is otherwise referred to in grammar as ABSOLUTE CONSTRUCTION. By definition, it is a reduced adjective or adverb clause that functions as sentence modifier indicating time and causality. This type of construction is commonly used more in writing than in speaking. I hope I've been able to help you in this matter.
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