A word used to show the relationship between its object and some other word in the sentence is called a <em>preposition</em>. <u>The correct answer is the first one.</u>
Explanation:
A preposition is a word that governs or predicts a noun or pronoun and expresses its relationship to another word or element in the same clause. An example of this can be: "<em>The pencil is under the table</em>". In this example, the word <u><em>under</em></u> is a preposition that expresses its relationship with the element in the same sentence (<u><em>table</em></u>).
The Salem witch trials occurred in colonial Massachusetts between 1692 and 1693. More than 200 people were accused of practicing witchcraft—the Devil's magic—and 20 were executed. Eventually, the colony admitted the trials were a mistake and compensated the families of those convicted