Absolute Phrases

What is the absolute phrase in the following sentence:  The backyard filling with lightning bugs, the children shouted with delight.  

• The backyard filling with lightning bugs
• the children shouted with delight

What is the absolute phrase in the following sentence:  The sun hovering with anticipation on the horizon, Dexter waited for his date to arrive.

• The sun hovering with anticipation on the horizon
• Dexter waited for his date to arrive

What is the absolute phrase in the following sentence:  The heat of the day relenting, the sun set beyond the sparkling lake.  

• The heat of the day relenting
• the sun set beyond the sparkling lake

What is the absolute phrase in the following sentence:  The road never seemed to end, the center stripe stretching into the distance beyond sight.  

• The road never seemed to end
• the center stripe stretching into the distance beyond sight

What is the absolute phrase in the following sentence:  School vacation having just ended, the test was more difficult than we expected.  

• School vacation having just ended
• the test was more difficult than we expected

What is the absolute phrase? My hands are aching, and I hope I can get some ice packs, practice being over.

• My hands are aching

• I hope I can get some ice packs

• practice being over

Where is the absolute phrase? Using the same pattern of words, her voice quiet, the mother told her oldest child about the serious danger they were in.

• Using the same pattern of words

• her voice quiet

• the mother told her oldest child

• about the serious danger they were in

Where is the absolute phrase? Erin loved baseball, hockey out of the question due to the season, and she was the first to sign up for the team.

• Erin loved baseball

• hockey out of the question due to the season

• she was the first to sign up for the team

Where is the absolute phrase? This time, the production manager was asked to write his report quickly and accurately, his last report being less than satisfactory.

• This time

• The production manager was asked to write his report quickly and accurately

• his last report being less than satisfactory

Where is the absolute phrase? His first semester of college not starting until August, he wanted to buy a new car and to travel around the country.

• His first semester of college not starting until August

• he wanted to buy a new car

• to travel around the country