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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Which word in the sentence is the participle? Around the year 1500, Leonardo da Vinci, a great inventor and painter, designed plans for a flying machine, but it was never built.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@oOKawaiiOo

OpenStudy (ookawaiioo):

i dont know.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

flying

OpenStudy (anonymous):

generally, present-tense participles end with -ing. Remember, participles are adjectives that directly modify a noun. So in a phrase like "We need to wait for the flashing light to stop blinking." the participle would be 'flashing'.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

thank you

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ur welcome

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