Question

Identify the part of speech for the word "but" in each sentence.no one answered the ad but me. () there is but one choice to make in this case. ( ) sadie said she would go but she had to bring her sister. ( )

Answer 1

Let’s identify the usage of “BUT” on each sentence given:

1. No one answered the ad but me: Here but is used as a preposition. When “BUT” is used before an object pronoun, it means that only that person did the action. In this case, only I answered. It’s used to mean only.
2. There is but one choice to make in this case: “BUT” is used as an adverb. It also means only or just, for this case, it means that there is only one choice to make.
3. Sadie said she would go but she had to bring her sister: in this case, the word but is used as a conjunction. Here “BUT” is being used to connect two ideas or clauses that contrast at the same time. In the sentence, the first idea (Sadie said she would go) connects and at the same time is contrasting the second idea (She had to bring her sister).

Answer 2

Here are the answers to the given sentences above:
-No one answered the ad but me. It is used as PREPOSITION.
-There is but one choice to make in this case. It is used as an ADVERB.
-Sadie said she would go but she had to bring her sister. It is used as a CONJUNCTION.
Hope this helps.