Identify the type of verbal used in the following sentence. The frowning teacher handed out the students' essays.

A.) gerund
B.) infinitive phrase
C.) participle
D.) participial phrase
E.) gerund phrase
F.) infinitive

Which event triggers the main problem in the folktale? a a handsome prince is cursed by his stepmother b the horse provides beauty with a magical mirror c the merchant picks roses for beauty d a group of bandits attack the merchant