nominative absolute

grammar

The "nominative absolute" is a grammatical construction that provides extra information about the main clause without being grammatically connected to it.

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Definition

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(technical)A phrase consisting of a noun or pronoun and a participle that adds information about the main clause without being grammatically connected to it.

Example

The weather being nice, we decided to go for a walk.
Her homework finished, she went out to play.

Similar

Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "nominative absolute":

genitive absolute accusative absolute dative absolute locative absolute nominative case nominativus pendens absolute form partitive ablative nomen appellativum