Identify the type of verbal used in the following sentence The PLANNING of the masquerade ball took many months.

A. infinitive
B. gerund
C. participle
D. noun

Please select the best answer from the choices provided

What is going to happen to all that milk? " said someone. "jones used sometimes to mix some of it in our mash," said one of the hens. "never mind the milk, comrades! " cried napoleon, placing himself in front of the buckets. "that will be attended to. the harvest is more important. comrade snowball will lead the way. i shall follow in a few minutes. forward, comrades! the hay is waiting." in at least 100 words, why do the animals in animal farm refer to each other as "comrades"?