Multiple choice

Directions: Two sentences marked A and B are given below. Mark your answer as:

(A) if only A is correct (B) if only B is correct (C) if both A and B are correct (D) if both A and B are wrong

(A) You can stay here so long the owner is out of station. (B) You can stay here if so long the owner is out of station.

  1. (A)

  2. (B)

  3. (C)

  4. (D)
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Sentence A correctly uses 'so long the owner is out of station' meaning 'during the time the owner is away.' Sentence B incorrectly combines 'if' with 'so long,' which creates grammatical error. 'So long' already establishes the time condition, and adding 'if' before it is redundant and incorrect.

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