Select the correct sentence: "If the company _____ invested earlier, profits would have increased."

A would have

B had

C has

D having

✓ Correct Answer: Option B

Third conditional (past unreal): "If + had + past participle, would have + past participle." So "had invested" is correct.

💡 Why is B) the correct answer?

The correct answer to the question "Select the correct sentence: "If the company _____ invested earlier, profits would have increased."" is Option B: had.

The other options — A) would have, C) has, D) having — are incorrect for this English question. As explained above: Third conditional (past unreal): "If + had + past participle, would have + past participle." So "had invested" is correct.

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Select the correct sentence: "If the company _____ invested earlier, profits would have increased."

✓ Correct Answer: Option B

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