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Absolute Phrase. "Six boys came over the hill half an hour early that afternoon, running hard, their heads down , their forearms working , their breath whistling ." (John Steinbeck , The Red Pony ) NOUN VERB. “Noun + Verb( ing or ed )” pattern .
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Absolute Phrase "Six boys came over the hill half an hour early that afternoon, running hard, their headsdown, their forearmsworking, their breathwhistling."(John Steinbeck, The Red Pony) NOUN VERB
“Noun + Verb(ing or ed)” pattern What comes after the “+” could be an “-ing group” (present participial phrase): Nervous and buzzing on caffeine, Jane stood by the window, her eyes darting around the room. “The darling!” thought Newland Archer, his glance flitting back to the young girl with the lilies-of-the-valley. from The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton an “-ed group” (past participial phrase): She walked indolently along, with a mind at rest, its peace reflectedin her innocent face. from A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court by Mark Twain