Each of the following sentences has a word or phrase underlined. Read the sentences carefully and find which part of speech the underlined word is. Indicate your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.
All the pilgrims rested for a while **under** the banyan tree.
- AAdverb
- BPlace-value
- CPreposition
- DVerb
Explanation
In 'All the pilgrims rested for a while under the banyan tree', the word 'under' is followed by the noun phrase 'the banyan tree' and expresses a place relationship between the resting and the tree — the defining job of a preposition. An adverb would modify the verb directly without governing an object (e.g. 'rested awhile'), and 'under' here clearly takes an object. It performs no action (so it is not a verb), and 'place-value' is not a part of speech at all. Hence (C) Preposition is correct.