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** vs.: "I got my license before last year ended" (before = combines "I got my license" and "last year ended" and defines which came first) | ** vs.: "I got my license before last year ended" (before = combines "I got my license" and "last year ended" and defines which came first) | ||
*** we can view "before" as subordinating the phrase, "last year ended," which is technically a complete thought and sentence | *** we can view "before" as subordinating the phrase, "last year ended," which is technically a complete thought and sentence | ||
*** however, since "before" is defining the "when," which is a core function of a preposition, we can call it one, or call it a "conjunctive preposition" when also acting as a [ | *** however, since "before" is defining the "when," which is a core function of a preposition, we can call it one, or call it a "conjunctive preposition" when also acting as a [[#subordinating conjunction]]. | ||
*** ''like'' can also operate as both preposition and a subordinating conjunction | *** ''like'' can also operate as both preposition and a subordinating conjunction | ||
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