Grammar question Hello Though she was long gone, her perfume still lingered in the air. In my book "though she was long gone" is an absolute phrase. My question is why that is an absolute phrase ? wh

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Grammar question Hello Though she was long gone, her perfume still lingered in the air. In my book "though she was long gone" is an absolute phrase. My question is why that is an absolute phrase ? why can't it be a clause? It has subject, linking verb and adjective. Thanks in advance

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Hi Ali, Clauses are phrases with a subject and a verb, yes, so this is a phrase, specifically a clause. You use a phrase I have never heard, however. What is an “absolute phrase”? Do you mean, “it is absolutely a phrase?”

"to be long gone" is an expression or a saying in English. A clause is a statement being made.

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