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Which word is a preposition in the following sentence? Since 1901, our family has owned this farm.

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The preposition in the sentence is 'since' which is normally used in the Present Perfect
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The answer is the preposition “since”. There is an implied present in this sentence, a present where the family still owns the farm as the use of the past participle “has owned” indicates. The preposition since refers to the initial date when the farm came to be possessed by the family (1901) and the present time when the ownership is still perpetuated.

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