grammar · neutral

be followed by + noun

Band 7+task1speaking

used to say that something comes after something else in time or order

Examples

“The lecture is followed by a question-and-answer session.”

“The initial survey was followed by further interviews.”

“Breakfast is followed by a short orientation for new students.”

Band 8 sentence

“The economic reforms were followed by a period of rapid growth and significant foreign investment.”

Collocations

  • is immediately followed by
  • was subsequently followed by

Word family

follow verbfollowing preposition / adjective

Common mistakes

The meeting followed by a coffee break.→The meeting was followed by a coffee break.

It is followed with a short test.→It is followed by a short test.

Say it for a higher band

5then there is→6is then followed by→7+be followed by + noun

Synonyms

is succeeded by

Easily confused

be succeeded by

“The queen was succeeded by her son.”

Related words

had been + past participlebe + past participleto have been + past participlebe used to + Vbe + past participle + by + agentnoun + past participle (reduced relative clause)be seen as + noun / adjectivehave/has been + past participle

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