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Gucchi:

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.

Gucchi:

Am I right with D?

Gucchi:

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sammixboo:

Correct! A verbal is essentially a word that is derived from a verb but is not being used as a verb, so in this case "hoping" is the verbal.

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