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There’s a lot of conflicting advice that tells writers to never use words that end in -ing or to not use -ing words under certain conditions. Explore both the advice and the rationale behind it.
An absolute phrase is a modifier you might use in your writing, but one you might not have heard of. Learn the proper uses of absolute phrases, and give yourself one more tool for crafting creative sentences.