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The sequence of tenses

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Definition

sequence /'si:kwǝns/ n ၁။ [U,C] အစဥ္။ အစီအစဥ္။ describe the sequence of events (ie in the order in which they occurred) ❍ a sequence of dance movements ❍ a sequence of playing-cards (ie three or more next to each other in value, eg 10, 9, 8). ၂။ [C] (႐ုပ္ရွင္ဇာတ္လမ္း) ဇာတ္ကြက္။ a thrilling sequence that includes a car chase. ❏ the sequence of tenses n [sing] ( grammar ) အမီွဝါက်က႑က ပင္မဝါက်က႑ကို ႀကိယာကာလျပသဏၭာန္အရ မီွတြယ္ပံုနည္းဥပေဒ။

Examples

  1. A computer can store and repeat sequences of instructions.
  2. A dance sequence
  3. [the sequence of events] : Could you describe the exact sequence of events that evening?
  4. The words had to be put into the right sequence.
  5. [in sequence] : Are the numbers in sequence?
  6. [out of sequence] : Scenes of a film are often shot out of sequence.
  7. Action/dream sequences
  8. The famous opening sequence from Reservoir Dogs