|Question 18Verbal

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Enacted in 1944, Iceland’s 4,089-word constitution, in contrast to Spain’s, which was enacted in 1978 and contains a far greater number (17,608) of words, ______ as the 2nd shortest in the world. Such data are studied by constitutional scholars like George Tsebelis, who can use them to draw broader conclusions.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
have ranked
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rank
B
are ranking
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ranks
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