What is the word but?

Answer 1

The word 'but' is a conjunction, preposition, adverb, and noun.

• A conjunction is a word that joins two words or two groups of words in a sentence.
• A preposition is a word that connects a noun or pronoun (the object of the preposition) to another word in a sentence.
• An adverb is a word that modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb.
• A noun is a word for a person, a place, or a thing. The noun 'but' is a word for a concern or objection; a word for a thing.

Example uses:

• We have tulips but we don't have any lilacs. (conjunction, joins two parts of the compound sentence)
• He ate everything but the broccoli. (preposition, introduces the prepositional phrase)
• The image appeared but momentarily. (adverb, modifies the adverb 'momentarily')
• You can either accept or reject it, there will be no but. (noun, direct object of the verb 'will be')