1. Mardi Gras, being one of the most famous Carnival celebrations in the world, attracts many types of people.

2. The celebrating masqueraders were noisy!

Which of the following choices BEST identifies the type of verbal of each underlined word in the above sentences?

A.
sentence 1: participle
sentence 2: participle
B.
sentence 1: gerund
sentence 2: participle
C.
sentence 1: participle
sentence 2: gerund
D.
sentence 1: gerund
sentence 2: gerund CORRECT ANSWERS ONLY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!