In spite of continuing

[heymayank08]

In spite of continuing national trends toward increased consumption of specialty foods, agronomists in the Midwest foresee a gradual reversion to the raising of agricultural staples: feed corn and hard red wheat.


a gradual reversion to the raising of agricultural staples

that a gradual reversion back will feature the raising of agricultural staples

a gradual reversion back to the raising of agricultural staples again

a gradual reversion to raise agricultural staples

a gradual reversion into the raising of agricultural staples

[spoiler]OA: A
but to me option A doesn't sound good as it also has the ing form....
IMO:D[/spoiler]

[sam2304]

Please underline the part understudy.

In spite of continuing national trends toward increased consumption of specialty foods, agronomists in the Midwest foresee a gradual reversion to the raising of agricultural staples: feed corn and hard red wheat.


a gradual reversion to the raising of agricultural staples

that a gradual reversion back will feature the raising of agricultural staples

a gradual reversion back to the raising of agricultural staples again

a gradual reversion to raise agricultural staples

a gradual reversion into the raising of agricultural staples

Always try to understand the meaning of the sentence before you approach a question. There is a meaning difference between A and D. A says agronomists are reverting to reduce the raising prices while D says agronomists are reverting to raise the prices. Both are done because of increased food consumption and A is the intended one. It uses raising as a noun and is clear in giving us the right meaning. Hope this helps !!

[killer1387]

agronomists foresee a gradual reversion to X
Here X is a state/ situation that prior to current trends. Option A states this.

D says X is an intent/ purpose of reversion, which is illogical as per sentence core.

Hence A.

[heymayank08]

thanx for yr explanation guys...