Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the correct part of speech for the underlined word.

No one but he was ready to help her.

  1. noun

  2. verb

  3. adverb

  4. adjective

  5. preposition
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
E Correct answer
Explanation

In this sentence, 'but' functions as a preposition meaning 'except.' When used with a personal pronoun after it, the preposition 'but' takes the objective case, so 'he' is actually incorrect (it should be 'him'), but the part of speech identification is correct. The word connects the subject 'No one' with the pronoun 'he' and indicates exclusion.

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