A construction project is underway, and during the progress review the painter complained that the task could not be started because the mason has not finished the plastering job. What kind of relatio

Finish-to-Finish (FF) means both tasks must complete at the same time, which does not describe a scenario where one task is blocked from starting.

Start-to-Finish (SF) is a rare dependency where the successor must finish before the predecessor can start, which is the inverse of the described situation.

Finish-to-Start (FS) is the most common logical dependency, where the predecessor activity must fully complete before the successor activity can begin. In this case, the masonry plastering is the predecessor and painting is the successor - painting is blocked until plastering finishes. This is the standard sequencing relationship used when one task is a direct prerequisite for the next.

Start-to-Start (SS) means both tasks can begin simultaneously once the predecessor starts, which contradicts the scenario where painting cannot begin at all.