Just three years ago, the lute, a stringed instrument invented in the

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A: This answer choice incorrectly uses the present perfect verb "has experienced"; the use of this tense is inappropriate here because the present perfect is used to refer to events that concluded in the past but continue to have an effect on the present, and there is no indication from this sentence that the rise in popularity that the lute experienced three years ago has some type of continuing effect. Thus, this answer choice is incorrect.

B: This answer choice uses the appropriate tense form, simple past, and leads to the formation of a complete sentence. Thus, this answer choice is correct.

C: This answer choice repeats the error seen in Option A. Thus, this answer choice is incorrect.

D: This answer choice forms an incomplete sentence, as there is no active verb acting upon the subject of the sentence, "the lute". Thus, this answer choice is correct.

E: This answer choice incorrectly uses the past perfect tense verb "had experienced"; this tense is used to refer to events that concluded at some point in the past before another event concluded. However, this sentence only mentions a single event that took place in the past. Thus, this answer choice is incorrect.

Hence, B is the best answer choice.

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