The nominative absolute phrase often functions to "zoom in," as Edith
Wollin puts it, on a part or detail of something in the main clause.  It's
most easily seen with something physical, as in "THe schoolboy stood
before the principal, his hands trembling."  In your example, instead of
zooming in on a part of the boy, we are zooming in on one of the
"factors."

I'm glad you're coming in on a morning flight.  BUt there may be a bit of
a problem in picking you up, since I may be busy with the ongoing
pre-conference mini-course.  One possibility is for you to take an airport
shuttle right to the Ramada Inn Northgate, which is a stone's throw from
North Seattle Community College.  If you called once you got there, it
would be easy for someone to go and pick you up there.  The shuttle,
called Shuttle Express, leaves from the airport at forty minutes past each
hour.  The cost (I'm afraid) is $14.  As I said, no problem returning you
to the airport myself on Sunday after the conference.  The outfit you'd
look for at the airport would be Shuttle Express (206) 622-1424.  In any
case, pledase do give me full details of your flight -- flight number,
line, etc.

See you soon.

On Wed, 24 Jun 1998, EDWARD VAVRA wrote:

> Thanks Michael,
>    But how do you see the absolute functioning?
>
> Ed
>
> P.S. I just sent you an e-mail regarding my flight for the conference --
> arriving about 10:45 AM, instead of PM. I hope that is ok.
>
> >>> Michael Kischner <[log in to unmask]> 06/24/98
> 03:48pm >>>
> I see the whole phrase -- "one being that the patient is in their own
> home" -- as a nominative absolute phrase.  So "being" is the is a
> transformation into a participle of "One is that the patient is in their
> own home."  "One" is of course the subject of the nominative absolute
> phrase. And "that the patient is in their own home" is a noun clause
> functioning as subject complement to "one."
>
> On Wed, 24 Jun 1998, EDWARD VAVRA wrote:
>
> > In the sentence:
> >
> > There are several factors that strengthen or add to this relationship,
> one
> > being that the patient is in their own home.
> >
> > How would you explain the function of "being"?
> > Of "one"?
> > and of the 2nd "that" clause?
> >
> > Thanks in advance for your responses.
> > Ed v.
>