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Read these sentences from the introduction to a scientific report on food and sustainability
published by the EAT-Lancet Commission in 2019. Decide if an infinitive (with 'to'), a gerund
or a participle form of the verbs in brackets is needed.
1. Without action, the world risks
(fail) (meet) the UN Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs).
2. Food is the most important influence
on (improve) human health and
environmental sustainability on Earth.
3. A considerable challenge (face)
humanity is to provide a (grow) world
population with healthy diets from
sustainable food systems.
4. Unhealthy diets now pose a greater risk of
death than unsafe sex, alcohol, drug and
tobacco use (combine).
5. (address) this critical need, the commission
called together 37 (lead) scientists from
16 countries in various disciplines (include)
human health, agriculture, political sciences
and environmental sustainability (develop)
global scientific targets for healthy diets
and sustainable food production.
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Answer
1. Infinitive: to meet
2. Gerund: improving
3. Gerund: facing, Participle: growing
4. Participle: combined
5. To address, leading, including, developed