He went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life. While living in the woods, Thoreau desired to simplify his life.
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<span>d. object of a preposition
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GERUND - .</span>object of a preposition
NOT:
a. predicate nominative
b. direct object
<span>c. subject</span>
Using an absolute adjective in a comparative sentences makes your English sound strange so watch out! Another example of an absolute adjective is 'unique' because it means 'one of a kind' and, therefore, it can not be 'more unique' than something. It's either 'unique' or it isn't.
In John Milton's Paradise Lost, both the fall of Adam and Eve and the fall of Satan and his cohorts are caused by disobedience to God.