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Guests Left Leave 哦?他们是几点走的 他们是九点走的 是。。。的 Provide Focus

Front (Where are all the guests?
They all left.)
Oh? When did they leave?
They left at 9.
Back 哦?他们是几点走的?
他们是九点走的。
(是。。。的 used to provide focus on when, allowed since the event is already in context)
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