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I have been encountering the same sentence structure a few times recently but I do not know its name. So I would like to know the name of this structure in English grammar and have more information about it. Here is one of the sentences I met:

California has been facing a drought for many years now, with certain areas even having to pump freshwater hundreds of miles to their distribution system.

The part that I have problem with is in bold.

Thanks a lot.

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  • Please clarify your specific problem or provide additional details to highlight exactly what you need. As it's currently written, it's hard to tell exactly what you're asking.
    – Community Bot
    Commented Oct 6, 2021 at 13:57
  • It's a "whole sentence adverbial phrase". For a "single-word" whole sentence adverb, consider Worryingly, California has been facing a drought for many years now (whole sentence adverbs can come before or after the sentence/clause they modify; it's just more idiomatic in this specific case to put worryingly at the front). For a "single verb" adverb, consider California has been bravely facing a drought for many years now. For a shorter "with" adverbial element to clarify the usage, California has been facing a drought for many years now, with stoicism.
    – FumbleFingers
    Commented Oct 6, 2021 at 15:42
  • (That final example would normally have the adverbial element closer to the verb phrase it modifies: California has been facing a drought with stoicism for many years now.)
    – FumbleFingers
    Commented Oct 6, 2021 at 15:46
  • It is a special use of "with" marking an absolute clause. This post is related.
    – nschneid
    Commented Oct 7, 2021 at 0:57

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