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OpenStudy (is3535):

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. A. plans B. machine C. flying D. inventor

OpenStudy (is3535):

@iGreen

OpenStudy (is3535):

@texaschic101

OpenStudy (is3535):

@KendrickLamar2014

OpenStudy (is3535):

@Ineedhelpfast12

OpenStudy (is3535):

@Thesmarterone

OpenStudy (is3535):

@KyanTheDoodle

OpenStudy (is3535):

@EclipsedStar

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Okay so the Def of participle is a word formed from a verb,

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@is3535 you can't just going @ ing everybody lol.

OpenStudy (is3535):

In this case, 'flying' modifies 'machine'. It's not just a machine, it's a flying machine. What is the machine doing? Flying. It's hard to explain. Participles are kind of like verb-adjectives.

OpenStudy (is3535):

ill say C

OpenStudy (anonymous):

you are correct

OpenStudy (is3535):

ty

OpenStudy (anonymous):

any time

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Thats what i said -_-

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