Duke ellington played piano, wrote songs, and led on of the greatest big bands ever.
what is the prepotistion
1 one
2 of
3 played
4 ever

2) of.

Explanation: a preposition is a word governing, and usually preceding, a noun or pronoun and expressing a relation to another word or element in the clause. In the given sentence, we can see an example of a preposition in the word "of" that in this case indicates belonging (Duke Ellington played in the greatest big big bands ever). So the correct answer is the corresponding to option 2.

- "the die is cast; i have consented to return if we are not destroyed. thus are my hopes blasted by cowardice and indecision; i come back ignorant and disappointed. it requires more philosophy than i possess to bear this injustice with patience. i have lost my hopes of utility and glory; i have lost my friend."

what are the choices?