adverbial relation. Such a noun is in the nominative case, and is called
_nominative absolute_, because it has no grammatical relation to any
other part of the sentence; as,
_Mr. Brown_ having gone, we told the gentleman to see
Mr. Jones.
_He_ being the guide, we asked no questions.
It is much better to use a clause to express such an idea; as,
As Mr. Brown had gone, we told the gentleman to see
Mr. Jones.
Write a sentence containing a noun and one containing a pronoun in each
of the following uses of the nominative case: