ACT Preparation / Unit 16 ACT 1520 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Sequence and Time Order
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The idea
Many passages move in time order, from the beginning to the end. Time words and dates mark the sequence: first, later, by then, after the war.
In practice
"By the time the train arrived, the station had emptied" places the emptying before the arrival.
Where people slip
The order of telling can differ from the order of events: had already marks what came first.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
Builds on
- Nothing. This is a starting point.
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