What part of speech is ashore?

"Ashore" can be either an adverb or a preposition, depending on its use in a sentence.

Adverb:

* It describes a verb, indicating movement towards or onto the shore.

* Example: "The ship sailed ashore." (Ashore describes the verb "sailed")

Preposition:

* It shows the relationship between a noun or pronoun and another word in the sentence.

* Example: "The sailors walked ashore." (Ashore shows the relationship between "walked" and "shore")