Thursday, September 3, 2015

21 English Sentences: But

‘But’ is Adverb, Conjunction, Noun and Preposition.

Synonyms: and nothing more, bar, except, excluding, excluding, just, merely, not accounted for, only, other than, save for, simply, whereas, while, yet.

Sentences
1.   Anne is poor but happy.
2.   Arnold is slow, but he is sure.
3.   Beauty is but skin deep.
4.   Betty yearns for nothing but money.
5.   Everybody but Tom was present.
6.   Get out of here but fast!
7.   Harry had tried to get job, but did not succeed.
8.   I don't want to help John, but I have no choice.
9.   Let us have no buts and ifs.
10.                  Mary ought to go there, but she won't.
11.                  Nobody but Julie has heard of it.
12.                  Our school is remote but yours is nearby.
13.                  She had nothing but trouble with her car.
14.                  Sherry came last but one in the race.
15.                  These children do nothing but cry.
16.                  They are very clever but not very smart.
17.                  Tom picked up the bottle, but couldn’t open it.
18.                  Tracy knows it's crazy, but it's true.
19.                  We cannot do anything but try harder.
20.                  We don't know, but I bet Nick does.
21.                  Zany eats nothing but vegetables.

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