Azah
Junior Member
- Joined
- Oct 4, 2015
- Member Type
- Student or Learner
- Native Language
- Bengali; Bangla
- Home Country
- Bangladesh
- Current Location
- Bangladesh
1. Our hopes dashed, we continued truth.
2. He stopped, his hands shaking uncontrollably.
In these two examples, absolute construction has been used. To understand the meaning of them, I may put a verb. Has passive construction been used in our hopes dashed? Is his hands shaking uncontrollably indicating to an ongoing action?
2. He stopped, his hands shaking uncontrollably.
In these two examples, absolute construction has been used. To understand the meaning of them, I may put a verb. Has passive construction been used in our hopes dashed? Is his hands shaking uncontrollably indicating to an ongoing action?