The men had to capture the animal before examining it. is this a sentence that convey time, sequence condition or state.

“The men had to capture the animal before examining it.”

In this sentence, sequence is conveyed. The words “before” functions as a clue because it implies that there are a number of actions done in an order.  In this sentence there are two actions. These actions are capturing the animal and examining it. In a specific order, the men in this sentence can only examine an animal after they have captured it. Hence, the capture of the animal comes before the examination.

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