Choose the correct part of speech of the underlined word as used in the following sentence : The transfer of power in Assam, from Sarbananda Sonowal to Himanta Biswa Sarma was a smooth affair albeit mediated by the Bharatiya Janata Party’s central leadership.

The correct answer is 'Conjunction '. Key Points Let's discuss the marked option first: Conjunctions are the words that connect words, phrases, and clauses in a sentence. ​Ex: John David Washington and Robert Pattinson starred in Christopher Nolan directed thriller Tenet. ('and' is connecting two words ) Ex: The movie had started before I reached the theatre. ('before' is connecting two different sentences ) Similarly, in the question sentence 'albeit' is joining two clauses; " The transfer of power in Assam, from Sarbananda Sonowal to Himanta Biswa Sarma was a smooth affair" and " mediated by the Bharatiya Janata Party’s central leadership". The word ' albeit ' means ' although '. Ex : The evening was very pleasant, albeit (=although) a little quiet. From the above explanation, it is clear that the correct part of speech of ' albeit ' is conjunction . Hence, the correct answer is option 4 ) . Additional Information ​ An adverb is a word that describes or gives more information about a verb, adjective, adverb, or phrase. Ex: Walk carefully lest you should fall. ​ Prepositions are the words that precede a noun, a noun phrase, or a pronoun connecting it to another word. Ex: ​I was given a book by the teacher. ​ Adjectives are the words that qualify a noun or a pronoun. Ex: The movie was really good .