Complete the sentence with the correct tense form:
"We cannot leave the school premises until the heavy rain ______."

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A will stop
B stops
C is going to stop
D will have stopped

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Answer: B. stops

Answer: (b) stops
Explanation: In time clauses introduced by conjunctions like until, when, before, or as soon as, we use the Simple Present Tense to refer to a future action. Using the future auxiliary "will" in these subordinate time clauses is grammatically incorrect.

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