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Posted: **Mon Oct 04, 2004 7:19 am**

While helping my wife to study English grammar I came across a type of sentence I forgot the name for. Here is an example:

I have trouble with nouns, the verbs being no problem at all.

Could you remind me what is the name of this construct?

Thank you,
Alex

Posted: **Mon Oct 04, 2004 7:48 am**

The name for the phrase 'the verbs...all' is a NOMINATIVE ABSOLUTE construction.

Posted: **Mon Oct 04, 2004 8:01 pm**

Thank you very much,
Alex

..., the .... being ... -- How is it called?