A nominative absolute is a stand alone phrase that describes a subject and verb. This stand alone phrase can come at the beginning or at end of the sentence, it is stand alone because it doesn’t have a grammatical connection with the other part of the sentence.
It adds extra information to the entire sentence rather than modifying a particular word in the sentence.
Look at the examples below. The nominative absolute phrases are in italics:
- The man dead, the detectives started the investigation.
- A safety inspector, he sees potential danger everything he goes.
- The school year coming to an end, the students looked forward to the summer vacation.
- The exams over, the students relaxed.
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