When someone wonders, "What is an absolute phrase?" the answer is simple: absolute phrases modify sentences. Commonly, they are set apart by a comma. They’re not essential to a sentence, but they provide additional detail. Before we dive deeper, let’s look at an example of an absolute phrase:

We finished our very first yoga class, our souls replenished.

Did you notice the phrase at the end of the sentence, separated by a comma? That’s a nice absolute phrase because it provided further depth. However, you’ll also notice it wasn’t essential to the sentence, like a subject, verb, or direct object.

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