Select the word or words that the italicized phrase modifies or describes.

1. Eco-tourism encourages visitors to get involved with local projects, such as CLEARING TRAILS, BUILDING SCHOOLS , AND PROTECTING WILDLIFE
a) ecotourism
b) victors
c) local
d) rojects

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The phrase describes the nearest noun.

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To determine the word or words that the italicized phrase modifies or describes, we need to identify what the phrase is providing more information about.

In this sentence, the phrase "CLEARING TRAILS, BUILDING SCHOOLS, AND PROTECTING WILDLIFE" is describing the type of local projects that eco-tourism encourages visitors to get involved with.

So, the correct answer is: d) projects