Identify the preposition in the following sentence: before leaving for practice, make sure you have packed a lot of water; it's hot outside!
a. before
b. leaving
c. practice
d. packed

The word "before" is a preposition.

Explanation:

Before works as a preposition, an adverb and as a conjunction, it is a preposition of time and place, the other options are verb, am two nouns, packed is a past participle conjugation of pack, the other two options are nouns that refer to an object thing or situation in the sentence, option A is the only preposition.

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it does symbolizes love,   lust   and dreaming and is seen as a power symbolic force that determines and affects human behaviors and reactions.

in the context of the question it does remain you that he events are only taking place at night and the reader of the passage of time."