(A) is looking to its waterfront as a way to improve the quality of urban life and attract
(B) is looking at its waterfront to improve the quality of urban life and attract
(C) are looking to their waterfronts to improve the quality of urban life and attract
(D) are looking to its waterfront as a way of improving the quality of urban life and attracting（C）
(E) are looking at their waterfronts as a way they can improve the quality of urban life and attract
Solution:
Subject-verb agreement + Idioms
A and B: “a large number of communities” have been treated as singular. Idiomatically, a number of is always plural; hence, A and B are incorrect.
D: “are looking to its” is incorrect because verb for the subject changes from plural to singular.
E: use of “look at” is incorrect. “look to” (someone or something) implies “to rely on, turn to or refer to” to someone. “look at” implies “to turn the eyes in a certain direction so as to see”. Hence, E is wrong.
C: the sentence structure is correct: “one of” + “a large number of” (Plural noun) + that + “are” (Plural verb) + “looking to” (idiomatic); hence, C is the best choice.
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