he ate between bone bread cartoon ,down fish fried washed the slices down with some milk.
"in the washing machine" is the prepositional phrase in the sentence.
by washing it idiot
By washing with water
Salt is removed by washing with water or after a maintenance period in water; water is removed by heating.
washing his car
There's no glory in washing the car.
In the sentence "Washing his car, the lights were on," the participle phrase is "Washing his car." This phrase modifies the subject of the sentence, but it creates a dangling participle because there is no clear noun that it describes. To clarify the meaning, it could be rephrased to specify who was washing the car.
I washed my clothes in a washing machine
The word "washing" can function as a verb or a noun, depending on how it is used in a sentence.
I know it's stupid, but I absolutely abhor washing the dishes.
Hand washing is the best way to prevent the flu.
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