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Types of Modifiers?

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Anonymous:
Could you please explain and/or give examples of the following modifiers in English Grammar?

Absolute

Adverbial

Participial

Thank you.
:
Absolute-- This can have a couple of meanings, but I suppose the one intended is a modifier of the whole rest of the sentence: Sitting quietly on the wall, Humpty was suddenly pushed from behind.

Adverbial-- This, I then presume, is meant to describe the modifier of a verb or adjective: Humpty was suddenly pushed from behind and fell off the very high wall.

Participial-- And this, then, would be a participle acting as an adjective: The falling egg broke easily upon impact.

You are likely to receive other opinions, however; some of these grammar terms are slippery.
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