Can the absolute ablative be used with a prepositional phrase?

1. Does the ablative of place where require a preposition?
2. Where does an ablative absolute appear in a sentence?
3. What are ablative absolutes used for?

Does the ablative of place where require a preposition?

Ablative of Place Where

This ablative is easy to spot, since it usually follows a preposition. The two prepositions indicating place where are in “in, on” and sub “under”. In the following examples, the ablatives are in bold.

Where does an ablative absolute appear in a sentence?

420. The Ablative Absolute often take the place of a subordinate clause.

What are ablative absolutes used for?

One of the most common uses of present and perfect participles in Latin is a construction called the Ablative Absolute. The ablatives of a participle and a noun (or pronoun) are used to form a substitute for a subordinate clause defining the circumstances or situation in which the action of the main verb occurs.