Answer: before
Explanation: A subordinating conjunction is a word or phrase that links a dependent clause to an independent clause. Subordinating conjunctions are conjunctions that are used at the beginning of subordinate clauses. Some examples of these conjunctions are; although, after, before, because, how, if, once, since, so that, until, unless, when etc.
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