Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the appropriate option for the for the word in bold.

He resigned as Home Secretary and returned to the back benches.

  1. noun

  2. verb

  3. adverb

  4. adjective

  5. preposition

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A Correct answer
Explanation

'Back benches' refers to the seats occupied by less important members of parliament (backbenchers). In this sentence, he returned TO a place - the back benches. 'Back benches' is the object of the preposition 'to', functioning as a noun phrase naming a location.