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9 August, 11:22

1. Which of the following sentences DOES NOT HAVE a nominative absolute?

Hint: The nominative absolute can be positioned either at the beginning or end of the main clause.

A. Since water was plentiful, the lawns were green all summer.

B. Water being plentiful, the lawns were green all summer.

C. The hurricane season being over, people returned to the cottages on the beach.

2. Which of the following sentences DOES HAVE a nominative absolute?

Hint: The nominative absolute can be positioned either at the beginning or end of the main clause.

A. The game now being over, the contestants quietly filed out of the room.

B. As the game was now over, the contestants quietly filed out of the room.

C. The town held a festival because the harvest had been so large.