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I have gone through all the explanation. I can't understand why C is correct. I do understand we don't need a contradiction. Thus eliminating options A and D.

Secondly regarding absolute phrase is Noun + noun phrase. Example "While coming out of the store, John dropped his wallet". I read somewhere whenever before if there is a description about something. The thing being described should immediately come after comma. As in the example. So my question is a) Whenever we have description about something as in the example is it an absolute phrase b) Example 2 "According to scientists who monitored its path, an expanding cloud of energized particles ejected from the Sun recently triggered a large storm in the magnetic field that surrounds Earth, which brightened the Northern Lights and also possibly knocking out a communications satellite." The part before comma is it also absolute phrase? monitored in this case is verb or noun?

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Hi ifyouknowyouknow,

1. No, not every descriptive element is an absolute phrase.

2. In my classes, we'd call according to scientists... a prepositional phrase. There may be other valid ways of looking at that structure though. If you were asking about an expanding cloud... ejected from the Sun, that's a noun phrase (it's the subject of the verb triggered).

3. Monitored is a verb here.

I see that you took some of the incorrect options out on the basis of a meaning call. That's good, because this question (primarily) tests meaning. As for option C, does it sound bad? If it does, you may be able to fix that relatively quickly by understanding what absolute phrases are and becoming more familiar with them. The key point to keep in mind is that absolutes do not refer to any noun. Instead, they refer to entire clauses. This means that something mentioned in an absolute may or may not be the subject of the associated clause.

You could go through this video (we start with absolute phrases at 15:08):

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I have gone through all the explanation. I can't understand why C is correct. I do understand we don't need a contradiction. Thus eliminating options A and D.

Secondly regarding absolute phrase is Noun + noun phrase. Example "While coming out of the store, John dropped his wallet". I read somewhere whenever before if there is a description about something. The thing being described should immediately come after comma. As in the example. So my question is a) Whenever we have description about something as in the example is it an absolute phrase b) Example 2 "According to scientists who monitored its path, an expanding cloud of energized particles ejected from the Sun recently triggered a large storm in the magnetic field that surrounds Earth, which brightened the Northern Lights and also possibly knocking out a communications satellite." The part before comma is it also absolute phrase? monitored in this case is verb or noun?

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Hi ifyouknowyouknow,

1. No, not every descriptive element is an absolute phrase.

2. In my classes, we'd call according to scientists... a prepositional phrase. There may be other valid ways of looking at that structure though. If you were asking about an expanding cloud... ejected from the Sun, that's a noun phrase (it's the subject of the verb triggered).

3. Monitored is a verb here.

I see that you took some of the incorrect options out on the basis of a meaning call. That's good, because this question (primarily) tests meaning. As for option C, does it sound bad? If it does, you may be able to fix that relatively quickly by understanding what absolute phrases are and becoming more familiar with them. The key point to keep in mind is that absolutes do not refer to any noun. Instead, they refer to entire clauses. This means that something mentioned in an absolute may or may not be the subject of the associated clause.

You could go through this video (we start with absolute phrases at 15:08):

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Thank you so much for the explanation. And video was very helpful. I ended up watch the whole video. Really appreciate it. Thanks
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