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A participle is a verbal, or a word based off of a verb that expresses a state of being, ending in -ing
(present tense) or -ed, -en, -d, -t, -n, or -ne (past tense) that functions as an adjective.
A participle phrase is a group of words containing a participle, modifier, and pronoun or noun
phrases. The Pronoun/Noun will act the recipient of the action in the phrase. You need a comma
after a Participle Phrase if it comes at the beginning of a sentence and the following phrase is a
complete sentence. If the Participle Phrase is in the middle or at the end of a sentence, you do not
need a comma.
The participle phrase in this sentence is removing his coat, which is at the beginning of the sentence
with a whole sentence following it so a comma is needed.
The participle phrase in this sentence is walking along the shoreline, which is at the end of the
sentence so a comma is not needed.