|Question 17Verbal

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Located on the island of Gotland in Sweden, the city of Visby was a member of a powerful mercantile alliance that dominated northern European trade between the 13th and 17th        Hanseatic League, a loose confederation of cities from eleven modern-day countries that has been described as a precursor to today's European Union.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
centuries the
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centuries: the
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centuries. The
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centuries; the
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