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In which one of the following sentences is but used as a preposition? In which one of the following sentences is but used as a preposition?

AThe lake is pretty, but it's too cold for swimming.
BI would like to return to Italy, but I have no money.
CI wanted to leave, but I was embarrassed to do so.
DWe discovered that Candy will do anything but work

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The sentence in which the word but is used as a preposition is the last one - D. We discovered that Candy will do anything but work.
Here, the word but can be replaced with another preposition - except.
In all of the other sentences, but is used as a conjunction. 

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