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Ends E.G Call Bolded  Looking Man Fell Knees

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what do you call the bolded?

 Looking for help, the man fell on his knees to beg.
Back a participial phrase... it contains a verb used as an adjective

present participle=> ends in ing (e.g. boiling water)
past participle => ends in ed or en (e.g. cooked ham, broken record)

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