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Verbal·Standard English Conventions·Form, Structure, and Sense

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Many ranching terms come from Spanish. For example, the word “mustang” (a wild horse) __________ from the Spanish word mesteñas, and “stockade” (a fence) derives from estacada. This is because the first Anglo, African, and Native American cattle ranchers in the southwestern US learned the trade from Spanish-speaking Mexican vaqueros, or cowboys.

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

A

derives

B

have derived

C

derive

D

were deriving