Select the entire absolute phrase in the sentence.

Eyes glittering with concentration, Jacques moved his cursor toward a chess piece on the screen.

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Rowan Tucker

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29 October, 00:21

Select the entire absolute phrase in the sentence.

Eyes glittering with concentration, Jacques moved his cursor toward a chess piece on the screen.

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Bryce Burch · Answer 1

Absolute phrases are types of phrases which don't refer to just a single word in a sentence, but rather to the entire sentence. Usually, they have this form: noun + participle (looks like a verb ending in - ing) + optional modifiers/objects.

In this sentence, just look for a participle in order to find your absolute phrase. The correct answer is eyes glittering with concentration. The phrase describes how Jacques managed to move his cursor.

Select the entire absolute phrase in the sentence.Eyes glittering with concentration, Jacques moved his cursor toward a chess piece on the screen.

Select the entire absolute phrase in the sentence.

Eyes glittering with concentration, Jacques moved his cursor toward a chess piece on the screen.