Question

急急急急急急！！恳请英语达人帮忙详细解释一道语法填空的答案，O(∩_∩)O谢谢，辛苦了！！！

接上：如题：用describe的正确形式填空
With chapters on food ,water ,energy, the politics of consumption,and (describing) the good life ,the research team asks whether a less-consumptive
society is possible and then argues that it is important.
该句子出自一篇高考语法填空，(describing)为所填，请问为什么要用describe的ing形式来填空呢，而不用to describe？恳请帮忙详细分析一下，谢谢！！！

Answer 1

动名词和前面water等名词并列

Answer 2

本题用V--ing形式做伴随状语

Answer 3

因为是动名词。。。