Absolute Phrases are sentence parts that describe the rest of the sentence in which they appear.
Sentence OPENERS:
1. Taking heavy fire, he ducked behind the trench.
2. Dancing quickly, her sister's dress was flowing.
3. His legs burning, he was the first cow to jump over the moon.
Subject-verb Splitters
1. The seminary teacher, raising his voice in righteous discourse, bore testimony as he was carried away by the feeling of the holy spirit.
2. Standing in front of the class, his face flushed red, he realized his zipper was down.
3. Up in the mountains, his tent not functioning, he had to go home for shelter.
Sentence closers
1. Evelyn blushed a violent shade of scarlet looked down only to see Asher's grinning reflection staring back at her in the extravagantly polished mahogany floor, his eyes wild with bubbling sparks of suppressed anticipation.
2. The thunder rumbled above them, the ground shaking as it came.
3. The cookies smelled divine, their sweet aroma rising gently from the oven.
