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. In which one of the following sentences is but used as a preposition?



A. I wanted to leave, but I was embarrassed to do so.
B. I would like to return to Italy, but I have no money.
C. We discovered that Candy will do anything but work.
D. The lake is pretty, but it's too cold for swimming.

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The answer is C. This is because but is being used as a conjunction separating independent clauses in the other answers. You can remove but from A, B, and D, and you are left with 2 simple sentences.
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The answer should be..
C) We discovered that Candy will do anything but work.

Why?
Because it is being used as a conjunction separating independent clauses in the other answers.

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