grammar problems

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<li><p>the architect's research shows that even when builders construct houses of stone, they still use the hammer more than any tool.
a. construct
b. of stone
c. still
d. any tool</p></li>
<li><p>the famous filmmaker had a tency of changing his recollections, perhaps out of boredom at having to tell interviewers the same story over and over. </p></li>
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<p>a. had a tendency
b. of changing
c. out of boredom
d. at having</p>

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<li>winston churchill, unlike many English prime ministers before him, had deep insight into the workings of the human mind. </li>
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<p>the answer is no error, but I thought it should be "had deep insight in". When do you use in, and when do you use into? </p>

<p>Also, I checked the difficulty levels for the questions.
They did not go in order of least difficult to most difficult. I thought it was supposed to do that, or is it not???</p>

<p>not quite sure since i just sorta skimmed the questions:

  1. d- any other tool
  2. b- idiom error. he had a tendency TO change</p>

<p>anyways, you should just post these questions in one of your other five threads. there’s no need to keep making threads. also, where are these questions from?</p>

<p>1) d. any tool</p>

<p>Illogical comparison</p>

<p>“any tool” should be “any other tool” because any tool includes the one just mentioned, and that is not used more than itself</p>

<p>2) b. of changing</p>

<p>“of changing” should be “to change” because tendency describes an action. the only time you say “tendency of [noun]” is when you’re describing the noun’s actions (e.g. tendency of him to rage).</p>

<p>3) e. no error</p>

<p>If I have insight, then there is insight in me (the house has a door, the door is in the house). If I have insight into something, then I have the capacity to understand, or penetrate, it</p>

<p>in describes where the insight resides
“The use of consumer insight in advertising”
consumers have insight and it is used within the world of advertising
into describes what is being discerned, like a situation
“more insight into the murder case after these commercials”
the insight is in the news because they have it</p>

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<li>I’m not sure if I understand what you mean. So, you cannot compare hammer to “any tool”, because hammer is included in “any tool”. right? </li>
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<p>crazybandit: you seem to know a lot of grammar rules. what book did you use to learn it/ what sites do you use?</p>

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<li>correct</li>
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<p>i’ve never used a grammar book before. i google if i’m not sure about something</p>