Understanding present perticiple

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In this sentence 'I closed the dore and went out' I can easily tell that he wen out after closing the dore. But on another sentence 'Closing the dore, I went out' i can't tell that if he went out at the time of closing the dore or after closing the dore. the verb 'Closing' is present perticiple here. Can someone explain me please?

CalifJim · Accepted Answer

Sajid1234~~perticiple~~

participle

Sajid1234~~dore~~

door

Sajid1234can't tell ~~that~~ if he went

can't tell if he went

Sajid1234Can someone ~~explain me please?~~

Can someone please explain it (to me)?

CJ

CalifJim · Answer

Sajid1234 In this sentence 'I closed the dore and went out' I can easily tell that he wen out after closing the dore. But on another sentence 'Closing the dore, I went out' i can't tell that if he went out at the time of closing the dore or after closing the dore. the verb 'Closing' is present perticiple here. Can someone explain me please?

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In the sentence 'I closed the door and went out', I can easily tell that he went out after closing the door. But in the sentence 'Closing the door, I went out', I can't tell if he went out at the time of closing the door or after closing the door. The verb 'closing' is a present participle here. Can someone please explain it to me?

>>> The participle here indicates that the two actions occurred at almost the same time. In this context it is similar to saying "Immediately after I closed the door, I went out". So in practical terms, both sentences mean about the same thing.

I closed the door and went out.
Closing the door, I went out.

Because the participle clause forms a secondary role in a sentence, the second sentence places more importance on "I went out" while the first sentence treats "closed the door" and "went out" more equally. The difference is very slight.

CJ

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