Question

reading & writing - part 2
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at the end of the eighty years’ war in 1648, the dutch republic separated itself from spain. between the huge population shifts caused by the war and the newfound break from catholicism and monarchism, the dutch underwent a cultural renaissance which historians now
which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of standard english?
a refer to
b referring
c referred to
d had referred to

Explanation:

The sentence is in the present - tense and describes what historians currently do. "refer to" is the correct present - tense form. "referring" would require a helping verb to be correct in this context. "referred to" is past - tense and "had referred to" is past perfect - tense, neither of which fit the present - tense context of the sentence.

Answer:

A. refer to