|Question 17Verbal

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The human foot contains a variety of skeletal muscles, each playing an important role in the foot's healthy movement. The extensor digitorum brevis, which is attached to the calcaneus, ______ responsibility for extending the middle toes.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
bearing
A
to bear
B
bears
C
having borne
D