The prepositional absolute participial construction

The Absolute Participial Construction may be introduced by the preposition with and is then called the Prepositional Absolute Participial Construction. It is in most cases used in the function of an adverbial modifier of attendant circumstances.

This construction is rendered in Ukrainian by a coordinate clause or дієприслівниковий зворот:

e.g. They were walking on again, with Hugh calmly drawing at his pipe. – Вони знову йшли вперед; Хью спокійно курив свою трубку.

The daughter sat quite silent and still, with her eyes fixed on the ground – Дочка сиділа мовчки і непорушно, опустивши очі додолу.