Conjunctions: 'before'
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This document discusses the conjunction "before" and provides examples of how to use it to join two sentences. It shows that "before" can be used to indicate that one action happened prior to another, such as Claire cleaned her teeth before she went to bed. Several other examples are given of people doing one action before another, such as Jake putting on socks before pulling on his boots.
Conjunctions: 'before'
- 2. Claire cleaned her teeth. She went to bed. We can join these sentences using before. Before is a conjunction.
- 3. Claire cleaned her teeth before she went to bed.
- 4. Jake put on the socks. He pulled on his boots.
- 5. Jake put on the socks before he pulled on his boots.
- 6. Sam wrapped the present. He gave it to his mother.
- 7. Sam wrapped the present before he gave it to his mother.
- 8. Jo looked left and right. She crossed the road.
- 9. Jo looked left and right before she crossed the road.
- 10. Kim said his prayers. He fell asleep.
- 11. Kim said his prayers before he fell asleep.
- 12. Think carefully. Tell me the answer.
- 13. Think carefully before you tell me the answer.