What are the answer choices?
Answer:
The answer is B
Explanation:
It says the answer at the bottom? But its B because they were very hopeful that they would find the titanic
A. Gerund Phrase (sorry if this is too late)
When doing something like this, some find it useful to annotate the text by putting in notes and explanations of what is being said.
(Like pastors at a church when giving the message, or a comedian needing to remember some little things)
It basically just helps the reader not forget side notes or little things that can make the others either more entertained or more helpful.