RBBmba@2014 wrote:Hi GMATGuruNY - couple of quick confirmations required on the type of MODIFIER Construction in the two following sentences.
GMATGuruNY wrote:
Option A: His campaign for sanitary conditions in operating rooms finally successful
his campaign = possessive + noun
So, this is a
"NOUN+NOUN modifier" construction in which the
NOUN modifier is a
Prepositional phrase -
for sanitary conditions in operating rooms finally successful. (And the NOUN part is
his campaign). Right ?
GMATGuruNY wrote:Other SC: Her eyes wide with excitement
her eyes = possessive + noun
So, this is ALSO a
"NOUN+NOUN modifier" construction in which the
NOUN modifier is a
Adjectival phrase -
wide with excitement. (And the NOUN part is
her eyes ). Right ?
Look forward to your feedback.
An absolute phrase is essentially a VERBLESS clause: a clause in which the verb is omitted.
To understand more clearly how the modifiers in an absolute phrase are functioning, rephrase it as a sentence by adding a form of
to be.
Option A, rephrased as a sentence:
His campaign for sanitary conditions in operating rooms was finally successful.
Other SC, rephrased as a sentence:
Her eyes were wide with excitement.
In each case, the portion in red is an ADJECTIVE PHRASE serving to describe the noun phrase in blue.
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