N which sentence is the word but used as a preposition? A. We would like to visit the Grand Canyon, but o?

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n which sentence is the word but used as a preposition?

A. We would like to visit the Grand Canyon, but our vacation time is up.
B. Children should be seen but not heard.
C. John liked baseball but not football.
D. None but the brave shall enter in.

Answer 1

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D.

"But" is only considered a preposition when it has the same meaning as "except".

Any other time, "but" is considered a conjunction (a "joining" word).