A
2. Brenda strolled on the beach.
3. Axel wished to go to the concert because he loves the band.
The others look answered :)
<span>B. explore rhythm and rhyme</span>
Assuming the underlined verb form is masquerading, the correct answer is B. gerund.
Although gerunds and participles look the same (both have the form verb + -ing), the difference is in their function - participles are used as either adjectives or adverbs, whereas gerunds are used as nouns within a sentence.