Question

economists are a difficult lot to please and are_____impressed by either an increase in government expenditure or a cut in taxes
a)often b)ofteb c)seldom d)scarcely e)easily

Answer 1

Economists are a difficult lot to please and are seldom impressed by either an increase in government expenditure or a cut in taxes.

• For English Linguistics, the correct sentence structure along with the use of correct words is important to depict the correct meaning of a sentence.
• I, the sentence above, both 'often' and 'seldom' can fit in the blank but we chose seldom because the first part of the statement depicts that as economists are difficult to please, then they wont be pleased with either an increase in government expenditure or a cut in taxes.