Discussion
'He sped like a bullet towards the girl.'
The underlined word is a/an __________.
Answer: B
The underlined word 'like' is a preposition.
In 'He sped like a bullet', 'like' links the verb 'sped' to the noun phrase 'a bullet' and shows comparison. A word that governs a noun or noun phrase is a preposition.
A conjunction would join two clauses, and the phrase after 'like' has no verb of its own (compare 'as if a bomb had exploded'). 'Like' is not an adjective because it does not describe a noun, and it is not a noun because it names nothing.
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