Given an entity, a before event, an after event, and an attribute related to the entity, generate a sentence as output. Your sentence should show the changes in the attribute of the entity.

[Q]: entity: steps
before: hypothetical
after: laid out
attr: skill
[A]: skill of steps was hypothetical before and laid out afterwards

[Q]: entity: flowers
before: in ground
after: in vase
attr: location
[A]: location of flowers was in ground before and in vase afterwards

[Q]: entity: stout stakes
before: laid on ground
after: inserted into ground
attr: orientation
[A]:
orientation of stout stakes was laid on ground before and inserted into ground afterwards