Absolute Phrases
- An absolute phrase is a group of words that contains both a noun and a participle.
- A participle is a word formed from a verb and used as an adjective (working woman, burned toast) or a noun (good breeding).
- Absolute phrases often begin with: my, his, her, its, our, or their (possessive pronouns). If there is no possessive pronoun, then one is implied.
- TRICK: You could change an absolute phrase into a sentence simply by adding the word "was" or "were.”
#111 The skeleton I had uncovered / lay curled on its side, / every bone neatly in place.
#112 His hand trembling, / Billy laid the peanut-butter-and-fried-worm sandwich down / on the table.
#113 The creatures, / some sitting on chairs, / others reclining on a sofa, /were all watching him intently.
#114 The newcomers so forlorn, / and the old dog team so worn out, / the outlook was anything but bright.
#115 A wild-eyed horse, / its bridle torn and dangling, / trotted frantically through the mounds of men, / tossing its head, / whinnying in panic.
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