Choose the parallel grammatical form to complete the list:
The urban agriculture initiative aims at revitalizing abandoned lots, training unemployed youth, and _____ fresh produce to community food banks.
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D. delivering
- Step 1: Identify parallel structure in coordinate lists: the prepositional phrase 'aims at' governs a series of gerunds ('revitalizing', 'training').
- Step 2: Ensure the third item matches the gerund form (-ing): 'delivering fresh produce'.
Answer
delivering.
Why not the others: 'to deliver' switches ungrammatically to a full infinitive; 'deliver' is a bare infinitive that breaks the parallel gerund pattern; 'delivery' is a bare noun that lacks the direct transitive verbal force needed to take the direct object 'fresh produce'.
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