Question

ivory coast will soon use waste from its cocoa bean production to fuel a new biomass electricity plant. the plant will treat... it will generate income for farmers, and it will be providing electricity to 1.7 million people.
how should the last sentence in the paragraph be written to create parallel structure?

1. it will generate income for farmers and provide electricity to 1.7 million people.
2. it will be generating income for farmers and provide electricity to 1.7 million people.
3. it will generate income for farmers and will be providing electricity to 1.7 million people.
4. it will be generating income for farmers and it will also provide electricity to 1.7 million people.

Explanation:

To create parallel structure, the verb tenses and forms should be consistent. The first part "it will generate income..." uses the simple future tense (will + base verb). Option 1 has "will generate" and "provide" (both base verbs after "will" or in parallel structure), maintaining consistency. Option 2 has "will be generating" (progressive) and "provide" (base), inconsistent. Option 3 has "generate" (base) and "will be providing" (progressive), inconsistent. Option 4 has "will be generating" (progressive) and "will... provide" (simple future but with extra wording), not parallel. So Option 1 is correct.

Answer:

1. it will generate income for farmers and provide electricity to 1.7 million people.