'He could not win but learnt a lot.' Which part of speech is the word 'but'?

- ক) an adverb
- খ) a verb
- গ) an adjective
- ঘ) a conjunction
উত্তর দেখুন
উত্তর: ঘ) a conjunction
ব্যাখ্যা
A conjunction. "But" joins two clauses, "he could not win" and "(he) learnt a lot", and shows a contrast between them. It does not describe a verb (adverb), name an action (verb), or describe a noun (adjective).
যে পরীক্ষায় এসেছে: BCS ২০১৮
টপিক: ইংরেজি ব্যাকরণ