Multiple choice

Directions: This question presents a sentence, all or part of which is underlined. Beneath the sentence you will find five ways of phrasing the underlined part. The first of these repeats the original; the other four are different. If you think the original is best, choose the first answer; otherwise choose one of the others.

When an organization can come up with a strong, consistent set of implicit understandings, it has effectively established for itself a body of common law to supplement its formal rules.

  1. it has effectively established for itself a body of common law to supplement its formal rules

  2. it effectively established for itself a body of common law to supplement its formal rules

  3. it effectively establishes a body of common law to supplement its formal rules

  4. it already has effectively established for itself a body of common law to supplement its formal rules

  5. it already effectively establishes for itself a body of common law to supplement its formal rules
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A Correct answer
Explanation

The sentence is correct as given. If one does X, it means one has already done Y.

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