The Condition Phrase: #1 A Serious Look

In this video, I demonstrate what I have named "The Condition Phrase." It's actually a traditional Absolute Phrase-only with a superior name. I discuss what it is, how it is formed (in the mind), and how it definitely qualifies to be seriously considered when the student is studying Subject Complements and Noun Complements.
ACCURACY NOTE: On some of the examples, I used the participle "being" because I could NOT fit the participle phrase "having been" on the line; that is, had I used the grammatically CORRECT phrase, I would have RUN off of the page! I'll try to fix that on later videos.
A Condition Phrase is an elliptical, synthetic word phrase that describes the CONDITION that exists during the action of the Genuine Clause. It does NOTHING else. Grammar books and websites might tell you otherwise, but that's how it goes; it takes almost FOREVER for any meaningful changes to be effected in grammar theory. So just be patient. Sooner or later, my grammar innovations will take hold; it's just a matter of time. Likely after I'm dead and gone, but that's OK. As Pa Kettle used to say, "Sometimes you get the bear, sometimes the bear gets you!"