Question

Some people love climbing mountains. The underlined word is a/an​

Answer 1

Explanation:

The statement given in question statement is slightly incomplete and its complete form is;

Some people love climbing mountains

In the given sentence, the underlined word is a participle. In English grammar, a participle is a word that is formed from a verb and used as an adjective. Here climbing is a verb and love is an adjective to that

Answer 2

The complete question is:

Some people love climbing mountains. The underlined word is a/an​

1. transitive verb
2. intransitive verb
3. adjective
4. noun

Answer:

The underlined word is a transitive verb.

• A verb can either be transitive or intransitive.  
• The verbs which take up the object are called transitive verbs. On the other hand, intransitive verbs do not take up the object.
• In the given example, the object mountain is included. So, the word 'climbing' is an example of a transitive verb.