Write present, present participle, past, or past participle to identify the principal part of the underlined verb.

1. Yolanda borrowed a biography of Leonardo. Borrowed is underlined and this is past.
2. His inventions are functioning perfectly well today. Are functioning is underlined so this is present participle.
3. A few of his magnificent paintings have lasted. Have lasted is underlined and this is past participle.
4. The Mona Lisa is attracting more crowds now than ever. Is attracting is underlined and this is present participle.
5. Leonardo used his left hand to write and draw. Used is underlined and this is past

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Your analysis is correct for all the sentences. The identification of the principal parts of the underlined verbs is accurate:

1. Yolanda borrowed a biography of Leonardo. "Borrowed" is the past tense of the verb "to borrow."
2. His inventions are functioning perfectly well today. "Are functioning" is the present participle form of the verb "to function."
3. A few of his magnificent paintings have lasted. "Have lasted" is the past participle form of the verb "to last."
4. The Mona Lisa is attracting more crowds now than ever. "Is attracting" is the present participle form of the verb "to attract."
5. Leonardo used his left hand to write and draw. "Used" is the past tense of the verb "to use."

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Use context clues to define the word in italics.

Parts of the Colosseum in Rome, Italy, have been reconstructed to help maintain it.

What does the word reconstructed mean?

A.
put back together

B.
built from stone

C.
fixed

D.
cleaned