Last minute writing questions

Test Preparation SAT Preparation
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<p>The famous filmmaker had a tendency of changing his recollections, perhaps out of boredom at having to tell interviewers the same story over and over.</p>

<p>Why is the mistake of changing rather than at having? Shouldn't it be "boredom of having to tell"?</p>

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<p>The television station has received many complaints about the clothing advertisements, which some viewers condemn to be tasteless.</p>

<p>I can hear the mistake to be but I'm not sure what the correction would be.</p>

<p>I'm taking the test on Saturday and I would really love quick feedback! These came from the 2008 released test so there are no answer explanations available.</p>

2

<p>I believe the first one is “of having” and the second is “being”</p>

3

<p>No, the mistake of the first one is “of changing” (I thought the mistake was “at having” as well).</p>

<p>On the second one, if you replace “to be” with “being” then you won’t have a verb.</p>

4

<p>The correct phrase is “tendency+ infinitive”, so “tendency to” is needed.
You condemn something as something, “condemn to be” is frequently used by the collegeboard to trick people</p>