Asked by bill

need help with this Nominative Absolutes sentence
"The town held a festival because the harvest had been so large.".

is this right?

The town held a festival the harvest been so large.
Answered by Writeacher
The town held a festival the harvest been so large. <~~That's a run-on -- two independent clauses run together without correct punctuation.
Answered by bill
so what do i need to do, I don't understand it at all.
Answered by Writeacher
What's wrong with the first sentence. It's correct.
Answered by bill
I'm supposed to rewrite the entire sentence changing because the harvest had been so large to a nominative absolure.
Answered by Ms. Sue
This example may help you.

http://englishplus.com/grammar/00000390.htm

Answered by Writeacher
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nominative_absolute

I don't see how your original sentence can be turned into this construction.
Answered by bill
The town held a festival, because the harvest was so large.
Answered by Writeacher
The way I understand the explanations, you need to make one part of that sentence into a phrase (probably a participial phrase) which modifies the subject of the sentence.

In your new sentence, "town" is the subject. What is modifying it?
Answered by Writeacher
Here is another, more expanded explanation of the term:

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Answered by Writeacher
OK, try this:

The harvest having been so large, the town held a festival.

I hope that's right. =)
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