[Grammar] Gerund , clause structure and clause, gerund structure

[eggcracker]

Punctuation: When a participial phrase begins a sentence, a comma should be placed after the phrase.

• Arriving at the store, I found that it was closed.
• Washing and polishing the car, Frank developed sore muscles.

I found a comprehensive information about using comma. I know Arriving..., and I found... mean the same time and also Washing..., and Frank... Do the below two sentences mean the same as the above two sentences?
I found that it was closed, arriving at the store.
Frank developed sore muscles, washing and polishing the car.


Sentences far above are from Purdue OWL: Gerunds, Participles, and Infinitives

 

[Raymott]

Punctuation: When a participial phrase begins a sentence, a comma should be placed after the phrase.

• Arriving at the store, I found that it was closed.
• Washing and polishing the car, Frank developed sore muscles.

I found a comprehensive information about using comma. I know Arriving..., and I found... mean the same time and also Washing..., and Frank... Do the below two sentences mean the same as the above two sentences?
I found that it was closed, arriving at the store.
Frank developed sore muscles, washing and polishing the car.


Sentences far below are from Purdue OWL: Gerunds, Participles, and Infinitives

No, not necessarily. For example, in the first sentence, "arriving ..." could refer back to 'it', not 'I'. This is not a common way of speaking/writing.

1. "Walking into the yard, I saw the dog." (I was walking)
2. "I saw the dog walking into the yard." (The dog was walking. Note: no comma.)
3. "I saw the dog, walking into the yard." (This is not a good sentence. It's ambiguous. A sentence like this would generally be a mistaken effort to write 2.)