Out of all the options shown above the answer choice B is correct
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Answer:The sport of American football itself was relatively new in 1892. Its roots stemmed from two sports, soccer and rugby, which had enjoyed long-time popularity in many nations of the world. On November 6, 1869, Rutgers and Princeton played what was billed as the first college football game.
Explanation:
The correct answer would be C.
A). The author is using a source word for word.
When a phrase is in quotations, it means that it is a direct copy from somewhere else. This is known as a quote. This quote is from Gautam 66, as it is in parenthesis directly following the quote.
While is subordinating conjunction