followed by sb/sth
fixed phr..fixed phr.. This is used to say what comes next in a sequence. If A is followed by B, it means B happens or appears right after A.
fixed phr.. A passive construction used to indicate that one item, event, or action succeeds another in a sequence. It functions to link elements chronologically or logically.
The main course is followed by dessert.
Each presentation will be followed by a short question and answer session.
The initial period of rapid economic expansion was followed by a decade of stagnation that reshaped the nation's political landscape.
This phrase is very common for describing schedules, recipes, or any list of things in order.
Emphasize that this is the passive form of 'to follow'; the active equivalent is 'B follows A' or 'A comes before B'.
The speech followed by questions.The speech was followed by questions.This phrase needs a form of the verb 'to be' (like is, are, was, were) before 'followed'.