有没有support to do的用法？

kenny1123

New genetic evidence—together with recent studies of elephants’ skeletons, tusks, and other anatomical features—provide compelling support for classifying Africa’s forest elephants and its savanna elephants as separate species.

A.provide compelling support for classifying

B.provide compelling support for the classification of

C.provides compelling support to the classification of

D.provides compelling support for classifying

E.provides compelling support to classify
这题选D，为什么不是support to do ？是没有这种用法还是这里不能用？