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

Im 100% the answer to your question is B.

This was already the answer "the use of academic language creates an angry and disdainful tone. the use of academic language gives the text a serious and instructive tone. the use of words with strong connotative meanings creates a sorrowful tone."

Here is my best translation:   text analysis.1. read the text.2. determine the main idea of the text.3. determine the type and style of speech.4. write out 5 words and choose synonyms for them.5. find in the text all possible language tools (trails).blessed is he who was young in his youth,blessed is the one who has matured in time,who gradually lives coldwith years i could do it; who did not indulge in strange dreams,who did not shun secular black people,who at twenty was a dandy or a grip,and at thirty is profitable married; who was freed in fifty? from private and other debts,who fame, money and rankscalmly in turn achieved,about whom they have insisted for a whole century: n. n. is a wonderful person.(as pushkin).