Which of these is a true statement?
a. english, like french and spanish, is a romance language, named for its roots in roman latin.
b. though its roots are germanic, english also includes many words derived from latin and greek.
c. the origins of english lie in the native american populations that originally inhabited north america.
d. as an evolution of dutch, the english language has few words that are similar to other languages of european origin.

The story line remains the same. the kids live in what was then one of the remaining beachfront slums, down the coast from the expensive malibu area. the beach was ruled by surfers, but in the afternoon, when the waves died down, some of the surfers, or their younger brothers, fooled around on skateboards. one day, skip engblom, the shop owner, comes up with a key breakthrough, polyurethane wheels: "they grip." with the additional traction, the z-boys try skating the sides of the big, open drainage canal that runs through the area. then comes a brainstorm: because of a drought, the area's swimming pools were drained. the kids started "borrowing" pools when the owners weren't home, to skate the curved sides.” where did “the lords of dogtown” originally practice their tricks? a. the beach c. an open drainage canal b. empty pools d. none of these