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Difficulty: MediumIdiomatic Word Choice

For decades, local archivists have preserved the letters of pioneering botanist Isabella Sinclair. Her correspondence provides a fascinating insight of the challenges faced by female scientists in the nineteenth century. Which of the following choices best replaces the underlined portion to make the sentence idiomatic?

  1. A
    NO CHANGE
  2. insight intoAnswer
  3. C
    insight about
  4. D
    insight to

Answer

insight into
The correct option is 'insight into' because the noun 'insight' requires the preposition 'into' to idiomatically connect it to the object of that understanding.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Identify the noun that requires a prepositional partner, which is 'insight'.
The noun 'insight' is being used to link to 'the challenges'.
Idiomatic word choice questions on the ACT often test the specific prepositions that must follow certain nouns, verbs, or adjectives.
2
Determine which preposition is idiomatically correct when paired with the noun 'insight'.
In standard English, one has 'insight into' a topic, situation, or issue.
Other prepositions, such as 'of', 'about', or 'to', are unidiomatic in this specific context and represent common usage errors.

Key Concept

Idiomatic Noun-Preposition Pairs
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Idiomatic Word Choice

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