1. Absolutely Absolutes And a little participle review too!

2. Participles 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.

3. Absolutes Close your eyes…yes…close them and listen…

4. Absolutes 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)

5. 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.

6. 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.