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 * absolute phrases allows us to move from a description of a whole person, place, or thing to one aspect or part
 *  are optional in sentences, i.e., they can be removed without damaging the grammatical integrity of the sentence
 * being a word, phrase, or construction that is isolated syntactically from the rest of a sentence
 * being an adjective or pronoun that stands alone when the noun it modifies is being implied but not stated

** Rules ** > Absolute phrases usually consist of a noun and a modifier that modifies this noun, NOT another noun in the sentence.
 * An ABSOLUTE PHRASE is a MODIFIER (quite often a PARTICIPLE ), or a modifier and a few other words, that attaches to a SENTENCE or a NOUN, with **no CONJUNCTION **. An absolute phrase **cannot** contain a FINITE VERB.

** General Examples **
 * her determination stronger than ever , Nexisa resolved not to give up until she had achieved her dreams
 * the sun shining bright and the pale blue sky forming a backdrop of the Sacre Coeur , Carl stepped into his future as a traveler and observer. the active voice tends to be correct more often than the passive on standardized test
 * all things being equal, ﻿ the active voice tends to be correct more often than the passive on standardized test
 * we finished the hearty meal quickly, our appetites satisfied, our minds at peace


 * 1) T heir slender bodies sleek and black against the orange sky, the storks circled high above us.
 * 2) the storks circled high above us, t heir slender bodies sleek and black against the orange sky
 * 3) the storks, t heir slender bodies sleek and black against the orange sky, circled high above us

** E.B. White **
 * "The bass were well and the sun shone endlessly, day after day." (251)

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