Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the correct part of speech for the underlined word.

She climbed up the tree.

  1. noun

  2. verb

  3. adverb

  4. adjective

  5. preposition

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E Correct answer
Explanation

The word 'up' indicates the direction of the climb in relation to 'the tree'. Because it takes 'the tree' as its object, it is a preposition.