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Question
Recall your learning of basic preposition and complete the sentence using the prepositions given in options.
A trekker climbed ______ a mountain meticulously
Options
over
under
on
between
among
into
with
since
in front of
near/beside
Solution
A trekker climbed over a mountain meticulously
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