Question

review the third paragraph.
eat, drink, shop local
1 buy local campaigns have popped up all over the country, encouraging consumers to support their local community businesses. the movement aims at moving customers away from large, big - box retailers and motivating them to support local business owners, farmers, craftsmen, and other product providers. while buying locally clearly supports ones own community, the value of supporting local businesses goes much further than that. consumers should support local businesses not only to boost the local economy, but also to help cities and towns maintain their own unique identities and cohesive communities.
what does the third paragraph do?
it describes a major initiative that supports the main claim.
it introduces information that supports an opposing claim.
it provides statistics that show why people tend to shop online.

Explanation:

The third paragraph (the only paragraph here under "Eat, Drink, Shop Local") describes the "buy local" campaigns (a major initiative) and explains how it supports the idea of supporting local businesses (the main claim, as it details the benefits like boosting local economy and maintaining community identity). The second option is wrong as it doesn't support an opposing claim, and the third is wrong as there are no statistics about shopping online.

Answer:

It describes a major initiative that supports the main claim.