So if I want to condense these two thoughts together, how would I do that?\n\n"A well regulated militia is necessary to the security of a free state" and "Because of that, people need to be allowed to keep and bear arms."\n\n[[A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.|and yet]]\n\n[[But I thought the Second Amendment just meant anyone was allowed to buy guns even if they weren't using them as part of military service|and yet]]
A quick [[grammer test|example 1]] today.
If I want to condsense these two ideas into one, how do I do that?\n\n"Mr. Jones is absent." and "Because of that, nothing can be done."\n\n[[Mr. Jones being absent, nothing could be done.|example 2]]\n\n[[Wait, what?|explanation 1]]
This is an absolute clause. It's a sort of old-timey way of expressing ideas. From <html><a href="http://www.americanbar.org/content/dam/aba/publishing/preview/publiced_preview_briefs_pdfs_07_08_07_290_PetitionerAmCu3LinguisticsEnglishProfsnew.authcheckdam.pdf">here</a></html>:\n\n//It is apparent that one way absolute constructions add meaning is by establishing the cause or reason for the thing expressed in the main clause. In the “Mr. Jones” sentence above, the absolute construction “Mr. Jones being absent” establishes the cause for the fact that “nothing could be done.”//\n\n[[On to the next lesson|example 2]]
December 20, 2012
Courtney Stanton
This is a problem that is in theory solved by everyone knowing how to read a fucking sentence. \n\nAnd yet it persists. \n\n(And this is what I mean when I say I love America and hate Americans.)
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