---
pattern: 3
type: success
name: Superficial -ing Analyses
pack: en-content
language: en
---

# Pattern 3: Superficial -ing Analyses — Success

## Input Text

> The new urban farm initiative brings fresh produce to three underserved neighborhoods, showcasing the potential of local agriculture, highlighting the importance of food access, underscoring the role of community organizations in public health, and demonstrating a growing movement toward urban sustainability.

## Expected Output

> The new urban farm initiative delivers fresh produce to three neighborhoods that previously had no grocery store within a mile. In its first season, the farm distributed 4,000 pounds of vegetables through a weekly pickup program at the Elm Street community center.

## Applied Pattern

- Pattern 3 (Superficial -ing Analyses): Four present-participle phrases — "showcasing," "highlighting," "underscoring," "demonstrating" — chained in a single sentence with no concrete causal explanation. Each gerund gestures at significance without saying anything specific.

## Judgment

**Success** — The fire condition is met: 4 present-participle phrases chained in consecutive clauses, all functioning as vague analytical filler. None of them explain *why* the initiative matters or provide any concrete detail. The corrected version replaces the -ing chain with specific facts: which neighborhoods, what the farm actually produced, and how distribution works.
