ozlemmetje wrote:Hello all!
Can someone explain to me why answer a is wrong?Or why should I prefer answer B?
Thanks!
While the author began planning the book in 1938, until 1950 he did not begin to actually write it.
a)until 1950 he did not begin to actually write it
b)it was not until 1950 that he actually began to write it
One purpose of
while is to express a contrast between two CONCURRENT events.
An OA from GMAC:
While Hans Holbein the Younger is most often identified with his English portraits, scholars have long recognized him as a superb draftsman.
Here, two contrasting events -- that
Hans Hobein is most often identified with his English portraits and that
scholars have long recognized him as a superb draftsman -- happen concurrently.
While the author began planning the book in 1938, it was not until 1950 that he actually began to write it.
Here, the two events are NOT concurrent.
The first took place IN 1938; the second, NOT UNTIL 1950.
It is inappropriate to use
while to express a contrast between two events that are not concurrent.
The sentence posted above is not viable.
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