Identify the verbal and its function in the sentence: we were hoping to *begin* a game of chess. it is a participle functioning as a noun. it is a participle functioning as an adjective. it is an infinitive functioning as an adverb. it is an infinitive functioning as a noun.

I think the answer is C.

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quite an interesting way to teach topic sentences, because the answer to this question is the best definition of a topic sentence that one can present, it is as if answering the questions taught you how to do it, this is some real teaching, it is terribly well-done.

the topic sentence in this paragraph is:

topic sentences writers stay on track and keep a paragraph from becoming an aimless collection of sentences about an idea.

which incidentally tells you what a topic sentence should be.