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by sanjib » Sun Aug 30, 2009 7:13 pm
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

Need help,why A is wrong and E is correct
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by kbharadwaj.1987 » Sun Aug 30, 2009 7:18 pm
Reckon it's got to with the spot-hear-and extract method.
A sounds a bit weird.
continue until... a li'l weird
continue as long as... correct idiom usage. As X As...
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by bharathh » Sun Aug 30, 2009 7:21 pm
This is a case when as long as will be preferred over until

As long as is used when an event occurs as long as :) something else is true. In this case it is as long as supplies last.

Until is used to describe something in the future.

I will stay up until dawn. (My staying up doesn't depend on anything)

I will stay up as long as you do as well (My staying up depends on something)
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by studentps2011 » Fri Oct 07, 2011 8:37 am
Please see the below post for

until Vs as long as

https://gmatclub.com/forum/sc-until-vs-a ... 74199.html
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by GmatKiss » Fri Oct 07, 2011 9:11 am
IMO: E
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