Here it means except (for) or apart from and we can substitute these prepositions for but in this sentence. We could also use bar which has the same meaning: but as conjunction We usually think of ...

Ironically, this is a case where the clueless guy who’s never heard of a preposition or a conjunction or an infinitive is more likely to be right. As bloggers at Grammarphobia.com and former New ...

In grammar, there are several classes of connectives. The two main classes are "conjunctions" and "conjunctive adverbs." "Prepositions" constitute a third class, fulfilling a similar role within ...

before' - conjunction and preposition as well as adverb To stay young and beautiful, try to get to bed before midnight each night. To stay in shape, I try to go for a jog and a swim in the sea ...

The second as functions as a preposition when it relates to the following noun or pronoun. (It can also function as a conjunction when it relates to the following clause.) Compare the following ...