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The sale of government surplus machinery will begin at 9 [#permalink]
 21 Nov 2006, 20:14
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The sale of government surplus machinery will begin at 9 a.m. and continue until the supply lasts.
(A) will begin at 9 a.m. and continue until the supply lasts
(B) begins at 9 a.m., continuing until the supply lasts
(C) will begin at 9 a.m. and, until the supply lasts, will continue
(D) begins at 9 a.m. and, as long as the supply may last, it continues
(E) will begin at 9 a.m. and continue as long as the supply lasts
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Re: SC - Surplus Machinery [#permalink]
21 Nov 2006, 20:18
arjsingh1976 wrote: The sale of government surplus machinery will begin at 9 a.m. and continue until the supply lasts.
(A) will begin at 9 a.m. and continue until the supply lasts
(B) begins at 9 a.m., continuing until the supply lasts
(C) will begin at 9 a.m. and, until the supply lasts, will continue
(D) begins at 9 a.m. and, as long as the supply may last, it continues
(E) will begin at 9 a.m. and continue as long as the supply lasts
Had to decide between A and E.
Will go for E.
Sale is starting at a particular point of time...and then an action is continuing. E would express the continuing action better.
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Can't choose between A and E.
Finally picked A. I can't see anything wrong with the sentence.
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I am going to stick with A on this, don't see anything wrong.
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Will go for E. I think usage of 'as long as' is better than until here.
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It's between A and E.
I would pick A will begin .... and continue until.....
When decided when the the two I had to consider when I would say will continue until..... and for as long as.......
What's the OA?
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Was also considering between (A) and (E)
Opted for (E)
(A) 'continue until the supply lasts ' --> akward structure + ambiguity in meaning
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Why is 'until' wrong here and 'as long as' is preferrable.
OA is E but still I don't understand the reason of choosing E over A!
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until can only be followed by an instant action, so that you first action stops at the "until" clause. If it is a lasting action, then when exactly does ur first action stop?
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tennis_ball wrote: until can only be followed by an instant action, so that you first action stops at the "until" clause. If it is a lasting action, then when exactly does ur first action stop?
Thanks!
Until signifies two non-simultaneous actions, therefore ABC are all wrong. D is wrong because of its bad sentence structure.
begins at 9am and....it continues.
Therefore E
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E as well.
"until" needs to relate to a definite time.. Like when you say: "I will stay until 9:00"
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baer wrote: E as well.
"until" needs to relate to a definite time.. Like when you say: "I will stay until 9:00"
more information on http://www.english-test.net/forum/ftopic12517.html
as bmwhype2 pointed out, "until" signifies non-simultaneous actions. This SC requires simultaneous actions.
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Re: SC - Surplus Machinery [#permalink]
31 May 2011, 00:39
I chose option (A) over (E) thinking it might be an issue with concision.
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Re: SC - Surplus Machinery
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