Stay beneath an umbrella if you want to remain dry on a rainy day.
Which of the following is a preposition from the sentence above?
A.
if
B.
you
C.
beneath
D.
want
C. beneath
The preposition in the sentence is C. "beneath."
The preposition in the given sentence is "beneath".
To identify a preposition, you need to identify a word that indicates a relationship between other words in a sentence. In this case, the word "beneath" shows the relationship between the noun "umbrella" and the noun phrase "you". It indicates that "you" are located below or under the umbrella. Therefore, "beneath" is functioning as a preposition in this sentence.
The other options listed are not prepositions. "If" is a subordinating conjunction, "you" is a pronoun, and "want" is a verb.