Question

Duke ellington played piano, wrote songs, and led on of the greatest big bands ever.

Answer 1

The preposition is 2) of.

Answer 2

Answer: 2) of.

Explanation: a preposition is a word governing, and usually preceding, a noun or pronoun and expressing a relation to another word or element in the clause. In the given sentence, we can see an example of a preposition in the word "of" that in this case indicates belonging (Duke Ellington played in the greatest big big bands ever). So the correct answer is the corresponding to option 2.