Which sentence contains a nominative absolute? Because it snowed all day, we had to cancel our plans. Unless you are notified di
fferently, you should go directly to the gate. Her hair blowing, Emma ran through the field with her kite. Since he left the company, no one had been able to take his place.
The sentence that contains a nominative absolute is "Her hair blowing, Emma ran through the field with her kite".
The nominative absolut part is: HER HAIR BLOWING". This part of the sentence is a noun phrase that begins the sentence and it has no grammatical connection to rest of it.
Nominative absolutes can be found at the beginning or end of a sentence -and in some cases in the middle- but in this particular case it is found at the beginning.
