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by gmatmillenium » Sun May 09, 2010 3:00 am
The special trading session of commodities began on Tuesday and will continue until resources last.
(A) began on Tuesday and will continue until resources last.
(B) begins at Tuesday continuing until resources last.
(C) will begin on Tuesday and until resources last, will continue.
(D) begins on Tuesday and, as long as resources may last, it continues.
(E) will begin on Tuesday and continue as long as the resources last
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by deepesh.gupta » Sun May 09, 2010 3:22 am
E seems correct.

What is OA?

gmatmillenium wrote:The special trading session of commodities began on Tuesday and will continue until resources last.
(A) began on Tuesday and will continue until resources last.
(B) begins at Tuesday continuing until resources last.
(C) will begin on Tuesday and until resources last, will continue.
(D) begins on Tuesday and, as long as resources may last, it continues.
(E) will begin on Tuesday and continue as long as the resources last
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by gmatmillenium » Sun May 09, 2010 3:28 am
deepesh.gupta wrote:E seems correct.

What is OA?

gmatmillenium wrote:The special trading session of commodities began on Tuesday and will continue until resources last.
(A) began on Tuesday and will continue until resources last.
(B) begins at Tuesday continuing until resources last.
(C) will begin on Tuesday and until resources last, will continue.
(D) begins on Tuesday and, as long as resources may last, it continues.
(E) will begin on Tuesday and continue as long as the resources last
Can you please explain why E and why not A?
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by mrinal2100 » Sun May 09, 2010 10:55 am
until requires a continuing situation:

I can't finish until all the parts arrive.
I will keep working until we go out.

in this sentence "and will continue until resources last." points to situation which will go along
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by sakali » Mon May 10, 2010 12:28 pm
deepesh.gupta wrote:E seems correct.

What is OA?

gmatmillenium wrote:The special trading session of commodities began on Tuesday and will continue until resources last.
(A) began on Tuesday and will continue until resources last.
(B) begins at Tuesday continuing until resources last.
(C) will begin on Tuesday and until resources last, will continue.
(D) begins on Tuesday and, as long as resources may last, it continues.
(E) will begin on Tuesday and continue as long as the resources last
Doesn't the meaning change with (E)? The original sentence is saying, it began already...but (E) says it "will begin". Is this change justified?
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