#3 East West Vulnerable
North   East   South   West
  1♣        Pass     1♥         Pass
1NT       Pass    ???
 
South
♠ A 8 5 4
♥ K J 7 3
♦ J 10
♣ J 4 3
 
With two four-card majors, South responds “up the line” bidding hearts first. With two 5-card suits, the first response is the higher-ranking suit. South is not strong enough to bid again after the 1NT rebid. To raise to 2NT with this distribution, you need 11-12 total points (HCP + length points). In theory, North has denied holding a 4-card spade suit with the rebid of 1NT (unless North is exactly 4-3-3-3), so there is no reason to continue bidding over 1NT.
 
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