In the following sentences, note the groups of words which are used in
absolute construction. Rewrite these sentences and if possible change
these words used in absolute construction into equivalent adverb phrases
or clauses. Note how some of the sentences are weakened when you make
this change.
1. _Nationalism having been taught to generation after generation_,
the workers obeyed the call of the master class to slaughter their
fellow workers.
2. _The hour having arrived_, Ferrer was blindfolded and led forth to
die.
3. _The mass being without education_, capitalism gains an easy
victory.
4. _The class struggle being a fact_, why should we hesitate to join
our class?
5. _These facts being true_, such a conclusion is inevitable.
6. _Darwin having stated the theory of evolution_, Marx applied its
principles to social science.
7. _Chattel slavery having been destroyed_, wage-slavery became the
corner stone of capitalism.
8. _The price having been paid_, we claim our own.
9. _The battle ended_, the army left the trenches.