Miller fired until it ran out of ammunition and was ordered to abandon

Miller fired until it ran out of ammunition and was ordered to abandon ship

A) Miller fired until it ran out of ammunition and was ordered to abandon ship. (Fired what? object incomplete)
B) Miller fired till it ran out of ammunition and was ordered that he abandons (same as A)
C) Miller fired till it ran out of ammunition and was ordered to abandons ship (Same as A)
D) Miller fired the gun until it ran out of ammunition and was ordered to abandon ship. (Like in this and all above options, the and conveys improper meaning, the meaning these options convey is that him running out of ammunition and him being ordered to abandon the ship were simultaneous. )
E) Miller fired the gun until it ran out of ammunition; he was ordered to abandon ship. (Conveys clear meaning that Miller was ordered to abandon the ship after running out of ammunition)

Hence, E
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The word "and" does not have to convey simultaneous action. If it did, it would be pretty funny every time someone said they wanted to "get married and have a baby." What an event!

The only (potential) problem with D is that if we wanted to read it very literally, it could appear that the gun was ordered to abandon ship: "Miller fired the gun until it ran out of ammunition and was ordered to abandon ship." However, since that meaning is quite unlikely, most of us would read it correctly as "Miller fired the gun until it ran out of ammunition and was ordered to abandon ship."

The "and" here actually does a better job of conveying the causal relationship than the semicolon. At least with "and" we have the sense that the two actions are connected. Although E is alright, it would be pretty tough to make the case that D is wrong. Like many unofficial sentences, this question has no one clear answer.
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A) Miller fired until it ran out of ammunition and was ordered to abandon ship
B) Miller fired till it ran out of ammunition and was ordered that he abandons ship
C) Miller fired till it ran out of ammunition and was ordered to abandons ship

(A), (B), (C):Incorrect; we don't know what Miller fired (it).

D) Miller fired the gun until it ran out of ammunition and was ordered to abandon ship
E) Miller fired the gun until it ran out of ammunition; he was ordered to abandon ship
D could be correct but (E) conveys the intended meaning more clearly than (D) does.

Correct answer : (E)

Can anyone please explain why fired and was ordered are two action not for miller. I thinks its conveying the correct meaning...

Also can anyone please explain the role of "until it ran..." because the clause "Miller fired...." is a complete clause. And the second clause "until it ran..." is it correct in the same sentence... or please explain if its not acting as a clause...

Thanks in advance.

rakeshtewatia0105 The word "until" turns the clause "it ran out of ammunition" into an adverbial modifier for "fired." This is very common:

I ran until I was out of breath.
Her parents supported her until she finished her mba.
We partied until the sun went down.

As for D, I would argue that it can be read as correct. Some folks find it unclear, as discussed above, but generally the wrong answers should be actively wrong, and there is nothing wrong with D aside from the potential clarity issue.
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only the last options can be used, as the other 3 options do not mention the reference of 'it'.
'D' can be used as it doesnt say who was ordered to abandon ship.

so after elimination only option 'E' remains.

Miller fired until it ran out of ammunition and was ordered to abandon ship

A) Miller fired until it ran out of ammunition and was ordered to abandon ship the pronoun IT has no antecedent in this sentence
B) Miller fired till it ran out of ammunition and was ordered that he abandons ship the pronoun IT has no antecedent in this sentence, he abandons the ship is incorrect should be ordered to abandon the ship
C) Miller fired till it ran out of ammunition and was ordered to abandons ship same issue as A no antecedent for it
D) Miller fired the gun until it ran out of ammunition and was ordered to abandon ship the sentence does not clearly specify who was asked to abandon the ship
E) Miller fired the gun until it ran out of ammunition; he was ordered to abandon ship clearly conveys the meaning

Correct answer E

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