Task: Question Answering
Input (English): Passage: Today when I woke up , I realized I had a lot of dirty clothes . I gathered up all the dirty clothes I could find . I put all the dirty clothes in a basket , then I brought the basket into the laundry room .  I divided them by color and I decided to wash the whites first . I threw all the white clothes into the washing machine and measured out a scoop of detergent . I added the detergent to the washing machine and closed the door .  All I had to do now I press the start button . I pushed the start button and the clothes started to wash . It took a while , but once the clothes were clean , the washer stopped running and beeped .  Now I was ready to dry them ! Question: When did they sort through the clothes? Option1: Before putting them in the washing machine. Option2: After he washed them.
Output (English): Before putting them in the washing machine.