Foundation
English
Prepositions
Prepositions
Perpositions
Question
Join the following sentences using 'but' as a preposition.
She took everything on holiday with her. She forgot to take the kitchen-sink.
She took everything on holiday with her. She forgot to take the kitchen-sink.
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Solution
We use but as an alternative to except (for), apart from and bar to introduce the only thing or person that the main part of the sentence does not include. It is often used after words such as everyone, nobody, anything, anywhere, all, no, none, any, every.
But is used as a preposition when we put a noun or pronoun after it.
Option D is correct. It means that except for the kitchen-sink she took everything with her on holiday. The noun 'the kitchen-sink', which also acts as the object of the preposition 'but', follows it.
Option A is incorrect because 'but' has been used as a conjunction to join the two sentences.
Option B is incorrect because the sentence is incomplete.
Option C is irrelevant to the context.
But is used as a preposition when we put a noun or pronoun after it.
Option D is correct. It means that except for the kitchen-sink she took everything with her on holiday. The noun 'the kitchen-sink', which also acts as the object of the preposition 'but', follows it.
Option A is incorrect because 'but' has been used as a conjunction to join the two sentences.
Option B is incorrect because the sentence is incomplete.
Option C is irrelevant to the context.