In which one of the following sentences is but used as a preposition? In which one of the following sentences is but used as a p
reposition? A. The lake is pretty, but it's too cold for swimming.
B. I would like to return to Italy, but I have no money.
C. I wanted to leave, but I was embarrassed to do so.
D. We discovered that Candy will do anything but work
The sentence in which the word <em>but </em>is used as a preposition is the last one - D. We discovered that Candy will do anything but work. Here, the word <em>but </em>can be replaced with another preposition - except. In all of the other sentences, but is used as a conjunction.
