Craft and StructureEasy–MediumChoosing a precise noun in an economics text
Craft and Structure practice question
Economists famously agree on little, yet on one point a rare ____ has formed: scarce urban housing cannot get cheaper unless more of it is built.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
- A. consensusCorrect
- B. dispute
- C. coincidence
- D. experiment
Answer: A. consensus
If economists who agree on little else all endorse the idea, what has formed is a 'consensus' — broad agreement.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. dispute
- 'Dispute' reverses the agreement the sentence describes.
- C. coincidence
- 'Coincidence' does not describe a shared professional position.
- D. experiment
- A view that economists hold is not itself an 'experiment.'
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