A participle is a word that used to be a verb such as "going" that is used as an adjective. In this case, the answer is "carrying"--all the other words do not apply. Therefore the answer is A.
I’d say the last one makes the most sense
This is the answer , and I am so sure.
The statement that is true
regarding restrictive adjectival clause is it will follow a general noun and is
not set off by commas. Restrictive adjective clause limits the meaning the noun
it modifies. Unlike Nonrestrictive Adjective Clause, the Restrictive clause
should not be set off by commas.