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Absolute Participial Phrase



 
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Absolute Participial Phrase #1 (permalink) Sat May 20, 2006 4:41 am   Absolute Participial Phrase
 

Hi teachers :D

What is Absolute Participial Phrase?

What is Absolute Phrase?

Are they the same name?

Please give example and structure

Thanksssssssssss

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Absolute constructions #2 (permalink) Sat May 20, 2006 8:34 am   Absolute constructions
 

Hi Jupiter,

An absolute phrase (often with a participle) is one that's grammatically independent and not connected with the sentence in which it's used. Some examples:

In the circumstances/ Bearing that in mind/Seeing it from all points of view/All things considered

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