 Re: First Grammar Question in Years
Remember that "before" can be used as a preposition - as in I always go for a run before breakfast as well as a subordinating conjunction - as in I always go for a run before I have breakfast. And if a verb follows a preposition in English, it's always in the gerund - as in Thank you for waiting. So in your example, it's just before (prep) + verb (gerund) being used as an alternative to before (conjunction) + SVC. |