Collocation (adjective + shade) “The traveler slept under the ______ shade of a banyan tree.” Select the adjective that best collocates with “shade.”

Given data

• Noun phrase: “______ shade” describing a pleasant place to rest.

Concept/Approach
The natural collocation is cool shade, describing temperature comfort under a tree.

Option analysis
cool — correct collocation: “cool shade.”cold — too strong/harsh; not idiomatic in this context.cooling — participle; would modify an action, not a fixed collocation with “shade.”dark — possible descriptively, but the common set phrase is “cool shade.”

Final Answer
cool