Select the choice that best completes the sentence. Scientists often say that _____ the answer to the prosperity and happiness of life on Earth.
Question and options
Select the choice that best completes the sentence.
Scientists often say that _____ the answer to the prosperity and happiness of life on Earth.
- it is not politicians or economists but that they have
- they and not politicians or economists have
- it is not politicians or economists but it is they who have
- it is they, not politicians or economists, who have
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D - it is they, not politicians or economists, who have
The emphatic form needs one clean structure: 'it is they, not politicians or economists, who have the answer'. The 'but that they have' and 'but it is they who have' versions are clumsy and repeat themselves, and 'they and not politicians or economists have' loses the emphasis the sentence needs.
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