Identify the part of speech of the highlighted word.
Being a devotee, he observes fasts on all pious days.

Correct option is D

Correct answer: (d) Verb
Meaning of the underlined word (Being):
• Being → V-ing form of be; shows a state/condition (Hindi: होना / होकर)
Why it is a Verb (in detail):
• “Being” is the present participle form of the verb be.
• It starts a participial phrase: “Being a devotee” which means “because he is a devotee”.
• Since it comes from a verb and expresses a state (is/was), it is treated as a verb form (participle).
Example: Being tired, he went to bed early. (Being = verb form)
Grammatical rule (English):
• Present participle (V-ing) can introduce a phrase showing reason/time/condition.
व्याकरणिक नियम (Hindi):
• V-ing (Present Participle) कभी-कभी कारण/स्थिति बताने के लिए phrase की शुरुआत करता है: “Being a devotee” = “क्योंकि वह भक्त है”।
Meanings of other options (why incorrect):
• Pronoun (सर्वनाम) → he, she, they आदि। “Being” सर्वनाम नहीं।
• Noun (संज्ञा) → person/place/thing; यहाँ “being” नाम नहीं है।
• Adjective (विशेषण) → noun को describe करता है; यहाँ phrase की शुरुआत verb form से हो रही है।
Hence, option (d) is the correct answer.