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Prepositions of Sequence and Condition

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after

before

following

prior to

subsequent to

in the wake of

failing

in case of

in the event of

After

/æftər/

Epenthesis

Silent

conjunction

used to say that something will happen, when another thing has been concluded

Example

After the movie ended, we went out for ice cream.

She called her mother after she finished her homework.

After the storm passed, the streets were flooded.

Before

/bɪfɔ:r/

Epenthesis

Silent

ɔ:

conjunction

used to indicate that one event happens earlier than another event in time

Following

/fɑ:loʊɪng/

Difficult

Epenthesis

Silent

ɑ:

oʊɪ

conjunction

used to indicate what happens as a result of something

Grammatical Information:

preposition of agent

Prior to

/pɹˈaɪɚ tuː/

conjunction

Collocation

used to indicate that something happens or is done before a particular event or point in time

Subsequent to

/sˈʌbsɪkwənt tuː/

conjunction

Collocation

used to express a temporal relationship where one event follows another in chronological order

In the wake of

/ɪnðə wˈeɪk ʌv/

conjunction

Collocation

used to convey that something is happening or exists after and often due to another event or action

Failing

/feɪlɪng/

Epenthesis

Silent

eɪ

conjunction

‌used to present an alternative suggestion in case something does not happen or succeed

Grammatical Information:

preposition of agent

In case of

/ɪn kˈeɪs ʌv/

conjunction

Collocation

if a specific situation or event occurs

In the event of

/ɪnðɪ ɪvˈɛnt ʌv/

conjunction

Collocation

if a particular situation occurs

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