For thousands of years, people in the Americas ________ the bottle gourd, a large bitter fruit with a thick find, to make bottles, other types of containers, and even musical instruments. Oddly, there is no evidence that any type of bottle gourd is native to the Western Hemisphere; either the fruit or its seeds must have somehow been carried from Asia on Africa.<br/><br/>Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
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Mashaal Masha
Jan 09, 2024
For thousands of years, people in the Americas ________ the bottle gourd, a large bitter fruit with a thick find, to make bottles, other types of containers, and even musical instruments. Oddly, there is no evidence that any type of bottle gourd is native to the Western Hemisphere; either the fruit or its seeds must have somehow been carried from Asia on Africa.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?