What is before in the sentence Sean did his homework before football practice?

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The word 'before' is functioning as a preposition in that sentence.A preposition is a word that connects its object to another word in the sentence.In the example sentence, the preposition 'before' connects the noun phrase 'football practice' to the verb 'did'.The noun phrase 'football practice' is the object of the preposition.

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