Absolutely Absolutes

And a little participle review too!

ParticiplesParticiples

• ing or ed verb tacked on to the beginning or end of a sentence pretending to be adjectives instead of verbs• Example:

• Hissing, slithering, and coiling, the diamond-scaled snakes attacked their prey.

• Defrosted, she recovered her cool.

• ing or ed verb tacked on to the beginning or end of a sentence pretending to be adjectives instead of verbs• Example:

• Hissing, slithering, and coiling, the diamond-scaled snakes attacked their prey.

• Defrosted, she recovered her cool.

AbsolutesAbsolutes

• Close your eyes…yes…close them and listen…

• Close your eyes…yes…close them and listen…

Absolutes DefinedAbsolutes Defined

• A noun combined with an ing or ed participle masquerading as an adjective and modifying an entire sentence or clause• Example:

• Mind racing, anxiety overtaking, the driver peered once more at the specimen. (Erika Stralka)

• The baguette plundered, they starved. (Karen Elizabeth Gordon

• I glanced at my clock, digits glowing florescent blue in the inky darkness of my room (Jenn Coppolo)

• A noun combined with an ing or ed participle masquerading as an adjective and modifying an entire sentence or clause• Example:

• Mind racing, anxiety overtaking, the driver peered once more at the specimen. (Erika Stralka)

• The baguette plundered, they starved. (Karen Elizabeth Gordon

• I glanced at my clock, digits glowing florescent blue in the inky darkness of my room (Jenn Coppolo)

Your Turn!Your Turn!

• Identify the participles and absolutes in the following sentences.• Jaws cracking, tongue curling, the kitten

yawned tiredly, awaking from her nap.• The rabbit ejected from the top hat was a

fake.• Having left her coat in the entryway, she

shivered across the room.• The night being eerie, we quivered.

• Identify the participles and absolutes in the following sentences.• Jaws cracking, tongue curling, the kitten

yawned tiredly, awaking from her nap.• The rabbit ejected from the top hat was a

fake.• Having left her coat in the entryway, she

shivered across the room.• The night being eerie, we quivered.

A special feature of Absolutes…absolutely!

A special feature of Absolutes…absolutely!

• An absolute phrase is made up a participle combined with a noun or pronoun and it functions as an adjective. (Yes I know we covered this…) However,• An absolute is grammatically independent

of the sentence it is running around in.• The wine having been poisoned, he convulsed.

• An absolute phrase is made up a participle combined with a noun or pronoun and it functions as an adjective. (Yes I know we covered this…) However,• An absolute is grammatically independent

of the sentence it is running around in.• The wine having been poisoned, he convulsed.