Mallory wrote an informative text about urban gardening. here is an excerpt from her text: urban gardening gives people an opportunity to supplement their diets with locally grown produce. balconies, abandoned lots, and rooftops can be transformed into miniature farms, reducing environmental pressures that come from growing, harvesting, and transporting food produced by large agricultural companies, or agribusiness. what does the word “agribusiness” represent in this text?

I had this question on a test but it was multiple choice. the choices were:

What does the word “agribusiness” represent in this text?

a. It is a detail added to spark interest in the topic.

b. It comes from a quotation used to support the topic.

c. It is a domain-specific term related to the topic of food production.

d. It is a transition that connects the ideas of urban gardening and modern agriculture.

i think the best answer is c

for the comment!

the correct answer is a "it describes nora and mrs. linde's relationship". opcions b and d are not related to the content of the passage in any way. option c could be appropiate but it does not fully capture the effect of the dialogue, while option a is quite appropiate, since the dialogue not only exemplifies the relationship between the characters, but it also captures the effect in the excerpt. we get to know that mrs linde bosses around and already knows nora.