The absolute phrase in the sentence is "empty and silent." An absolute phrase modifies the entire sentence and does not have a direct grammatical connection to any specific part of it. In this case, "empty and silent" provides additional information about "The city."
Identify the absolute phrase in the following sentence:
The city, empty and silent, seemed to sleep while awaiting the arrival of an unknown danger.
The city
empty and silent
seemed to sleep
awaiting the arrival
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