Change the italicized clause to a nominative absolute. Rewrite the entire sentence in the box below.

As the hurricane season was over, people returned to the cottages on the beach.
Change the italicized clause to a nominative absolute. Rewrite the entire sentence in the box below.

Since the waves had washed away much of the cliff, the house was in danger.

Change the italicized clause to a nominative absolute. Rewrite the entire sentence in the box below.

The town held a festival because the harvest had been so large.

Change the italicized clause to a nominative absolute. Rewrite the entire sentence in the box below.

As the game was over, the contestants quietly filed out of the room.

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Which words are italicized?

Which are the original words and which are your revised words?

-Water being plentiful, the lawns were green all summer.

-Hurricane season being over, people returned to the cottages on the beach.
-With the waves washing away much of the cliff, the house was in danger.
-The town held a festival because harvesting had been so large.
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After the hurricane season being over, people returned to the cottages on the beach.

With much of the cliff being washed away by the waves, the house was in danger.

With the harvest being so large, the town held a festival.

With the game being over, the contestants quietly filed out of the room.

To change an italicized clause to a nominative absolute, we need to remove any subject-verb relationship and rephrase the clause.

1. Original sentence: As the hurricane season was over, people returned to the cottages on the beach.
Nominative absolute: The hurricane season being over, people returned to the cottages on the beach.
Rewritten sentence: The hurricane season being over, people returned to the cottages on the beach.

2. Original sentence: Since the waves had washed away much of the cliff, the house was in danger.
Nominative absolute: The waves having washed away much of the cliff, the house was in danger.
Rewritten sentence: The waves having washed away much of the cliff, the house was in danger.

3. Original sentence: The town held a festival because the harvest had been so large.
Nominative absolute: The harvest having been so large, the town held a festival.
Rewritten sentence: The harvest having been so large, the town held a festival.

4. Original sentence: As the game was over, the contestants quietly filed out of the room.
Nominative absolute: The game being over, the contestants quietly filed out of the room.
Rewritten sentence: The game being over, the contestants quietly filed out of the room.

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