Question

53 sequential events
sequential events are chronological: an initial event is followed by one or more events.
in present time he hears the news and then leaves.
in past time he heard the news and then left.
spanning past and future time he heard the news and soon will leave.
practice a identifying sequential events in sentences
read each sentence. then, write the verb or verb phrase of the event that happens first in each sentence.
example: i see that you pierced your ears.
answer: pierced

1. before he wrote his paper about coral reefs, hector conducted research on the internet.
2. she walked barefoot for 10 miles but then soaked her feet.
3. he celebrated after he won the chess tournament.
4. danny was struggling with his geometry homework, so he met with his teacher.
5. i bought tickets to the upcoming expo so that i can see the latest in phone technology.
6. after he washed the dog, christopher dried himself off with a towel.
7. because she forgot her book, angie went back to her locker.
8. if you take a ski lift to the top of the mountain, you will experience an amazing view.
9. joanie mentioned that you got a haircut.
10. when you return from the store, i will show you a surprise.

practice b revising sentences to indicate sequential events

Explanation:

1. In the sentence "Before he wrote his paper about coral reefs, Hector conducted research on the Internet", the event that happens first is "conducted research" as it occurs before "wrote".
2. For "She walked barefoot for 10 miles but then soaked her feet", "walked" is the first - occurring event.
3. In "He celebrated after he won the chess tournament", "won" is the prior event.
4. In "Danny was struggling with his geometry homework, so he met with his teacher", "was struggling" happens first.
5. For "I bought tickets to the upcoming expo so that I can see the latest in phone technology", "bought" is the initial action.
6. In "After he washed the dog, Christopher dried himself off with a towel", "washed" is the first event.
7. For "Because she forgot her book, Angie went back to her locker", "forgot" is the earlier event.
8. In "If you take a ski lift to the top of the mountain, you will experience an amazing view", "take" (the action of taking the ski - lift) is the first - in - sequence event.
9. For "Joanie mentioned that you got a haircut", "got" (the haircut) is the event that happened before the mention.
10. In "When you return from the store, I will show you a surprise", "return" is the first - occurring event.

Answer:

1. conducted research
2. walked
3. won
4. was struggling
5. bought
6. washed
7. forgot
8. take
9. got
10. return