It can be a non-finite clause that is subordinate in form and modifies an entire sentence, an adjective or possessive pronoun standing alone without a modified substantive, or a transitive verb when its object is implied but not stated.
[1][2][3][4] The term absolute derives from Latin absolūtum, meaning "loosened from" or "separated".
[5] Because the non-finite clause, called the absolute clause (or simply the absolute), is not semantically attached to any single element in the sentence, it is easily confused with a dangling participle.
Examples include: Absolute clauses appear in Classical Latin with the modifying present or past participle in the ablative case; for this reason they are referred to as ablative absolutes.
[5] An ablative absolute describes some general circumstance under which the action of a sentence occurs.