[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"grammar-exercise-01a0e1ab-dd14-7d12-8dd5-2173df864293":3,"grammar-exercise-lesson-019b7f50-778e-72a3-bbaf-7c93104608d9":129},{"id":4,"grammarPage":5,"title":6,"instructions":7,"seoTitle":8,"seoDescription":9,"displayOrder":10,"type":11,"questions":12,"ogImageUrl":128},"01a0e1ab-dd14-7d12-8dd5-2173df864293","\u002Fapi\u002Fgrammar_pages\u002F019b7f50-778e-72a3-bbaf-7c93104608d9","Sort the Meaning of Past Follow-Ups","Tap each tile, then tap the column that matches its meaning.","Past follow-up responses: sort the meanings","Sort past follow-up expressions and short sentences by meaning, covering results, event order, corrections and honest comments about everyday experiences.",5,"word_sort",[13,36,59,82,105],{"id":14,"sentenceTemplate":15,"displayOrder":16,"explanation":17,"blanks":18,"payload":19},"01a0e1ab-dd14-7e66-8dd5-2173e064ba18","Sort these expressions by whether they introduce a result or simply move a past story forward in time.",0,"Result expressions connect an outcome to its cause; sequence expressions order events without themselves saying that one caused another. For example: The lift broke, which meant that we used the stairs. Compare: We reached our floor. Next, we looked for our room.",[],{"items":20,"categories":35},[21,24,26,28,31,33],{"text":22,"category":23},"because of that","Result or consequence",{"text":25,"category":23},"which meant that",{"text":27,"category":23},"as a result",{"text":29,"category":30},"after that","Sequence",{"text":32,"category":30},"next",{"text":34,"category":30},"later",[23,30],{"id":37,"sentenceTemplate":38,"displayOrder":39,"explanation":40,"blanks":41,"payload":42},"01a0e1ab-dd14-7eda-8dd5-2173e0c2f1fc","You thought the shop was closed, tickets cost ten pounds and no staff were there. You reached the door. Sort each follow-up: does it correct one of those ideas or report a new event at the door?",1,"A correction replaces an earlier belief with different information; actually can signal this but is not required. An event sentence moves the story forward: suddenly marks an abrupt event, while at that moment fixes its time. For example: I expected a busy beach. Actually, it was empty. Compare: We sat down. At that moment, it began to rain.",[],{"items":43,"categories":58},[44,47,49,51,54,56],{"text":45,"category":46},"Actually, the shop was open.","Correction",{"text":48,"category":46},"Tickets cost twelve pounds, actually.",{"text":50,"category":46},"Two staff members were already inside.",{"text":52,"category":53},"Suddenly, a window broke.","New event at the door",{"text":55,"category":53},"A bell suddenly rang above us.",{"text":57,"category":53},"At that moment, the lights went out.",[53,46],{"id":60,"sentenceTemplate":61,"displayOrder":62,"explanation":63,"blanks":64,"payload":65},"01a0e1ab-dd14-7f36-8dd5-2173e13f1501","Sort these sentences by whether the time expression presents an overall outcome or locates an action in the final part of an event.",2,"In the end introduces the final result of a situation. At the end of names the final part of a particular event, not its overall outcome. For example: In the end, we kept the old sofa. Compare: At the end of the lesson, we put our books away.",[],{"items":66,"categories":81},[67,70,72,74,77,79],{"text":68,"category":69},"In the end, we stayed friends.","Final result",{"text":71,"category":69},"I chose the blue one in the end.",{"text":73,"category":69},"We agreed in the end.",{"text":75,"category":76},"At the end of the match, we cheered.","Final part of an event",{"text":78,"category":76},"We took photos at the end of the tour.",{"text":80,"category":76},"At the end of the talk, I asked why.",[69,76],{"id":83,"sentenceTemplate":84,"displayOrder":85,"explanation":86,"blanks":87,"payload":88},"01a0e1ab-dd14-7f8e-8dd5-2173e1cba5a1","Sort these comments by whether the expression marks a small contrast or signals that the speaker is being honest.",3,"Sentence-final though adds a small contrast with an earlier idea and is especially common in informal speech. To be honest signals a frank personal comment; it does not itself mark a contrast. The honest comment can come before or after this expression. For example: The meal was lovely. It was expensive, though. Compare: To be honest, I wanted something simpler.",[],{"items":89,"categories":104},[90,93,95,97,100,102],{"text":91,"category":92},"I liked the garden, though.","Small contrast",{"text":94,"category":92},"The seats were hard, though.",{"text":96,"category":92},"We had fun, though.",{"text":98,"category":99},"To be honest, I felt bored.","Honest comment",{"text":101,"category":99},"I hated the food, to be honest.",{"text":103,"category":99},"I was, to be honest, quite relieved.",[99,92],{"id":106,"sentenceTemplate":107,"displayOrder":108,"explanation":109,"blanks":110,"payload":111},"01a0e1ab-dd15-7047-b514-6026a2139a86","Sort these follow-ups by whether they give an outcome after a wait or investigation, or simply describe another step in a story.",4,"Finally and eventually can present an outcome reached after time or effort. It turned out that introduces a discovered fact. Sequence expressions simply place another event in time, without presenting it as the resolution. For example: After weeks of trying, we finally fixed the roof. Compare: Then we cleaned the tools.",[],{"items":112,"categories":127},[113,116,118,120,123,125],{"text":114,"category":115},"After weeks, we finally got a reply.","Outcome or discovery",{"text":117,"category":115},"Eventually, the search ended.",{"text":119,"category":115},"It turned out that the bag was empty.",{"text":121,"category":122},"Then we crossed the street.","Another step in the story",{"text":124,"category":122},"After that, we ordered drinks.",{"text":126,"category":122},"Next, I checked the address.",[115,122],"\u002Fuploads\u002Fimages\u002Fgpimg_c8b4becc-3e3c-4532-9149-b1a9b4a762c2_hero.webp?v=1790492531",{"title":130,"slug":131,"language":132,"level":133},"Past Tense Follow Up Responses","past-tense-follow-up-responses","en","B1"]