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An ass------S
having heard some Grasshoppers chirping-------adv cl.
was highly enchanted------auxiliary verb; used with past participle to form past participle of verb(heard) in passive;
=an ass has heard=auxiliary verb,+present participle has+past participle
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(1)It being an Absolute Construction=It having heard;
(2)an ass was highly enchanted-----------s+ aux.v.+past participle , passive;-------was enchanted=passive voice
(3)having heard some grasshoppers chirping--------auxiliiary verb present participle,qualified the adv.phr. "was enchanted"in (2)
(4)It having heard=absolute construction=Having heard=adv cl.
(5)chirp=v.=If a bird or insect grasshopper chirps, it makes short high sounds:-eg:-"Very enchanted," the ass chirped.
Type SVOC-----Grasshoppers enchanted an ass-----active
Type sv.passive,ca------An ass was enchanted by the grasshoppers.----passive
Given that grasshoppers=chirping, then Ass= enchanted must also be true in formal construction.
eg:-Assuming that the grasshoppers chirping now, shouldn't an Ass be enchanting now ?------in -ing participle clauses; subor are used with finite clauses.
eg:-Supposing the grasshoppers do the chirping, what would they do with another enchanted Ass ?------in -ing participle cl. subor are used with finite cl.
eg:-The Ass will be more enchanted if highly enchanted-------if introduce nonfinite clauses (mainly -ed participle clauses) and verbless clauses
eg:-Unless otherwise enchanted, an Ass should be highly enchanted (=was hjighly enchanted)-------"-ed" participle clauses and verbless clauses, a nonfinite clause.
If absolute construction in sentence means Independent Clause=S+Predicate, then
An ass had been enchanted ; given the grasshoppers chirping.
An ass----S
had been enchanted------auxiliary and operator
given the grasshoppers chirping-------predicate Predication.
