Sentence uses the preposition to show location?

the unexpected blackout occurred near the masquerade ball.
the unexpected blackout occurred before the masquerade ball.
the unexpected blackout occurred during the masquerade ball.
the unexpected blackout occurred after the masquerade ball.

The correct answer is

"The unexpected blackout occurred near the masquerade ball."

Explanation:

Prepositions ordinarily interpret the state of something, the time when something happens and the process in which something is done, although the prepositions "of," "to," and "for" hold some separate uses. Prepositions can sometimes be used to complete sentences.

a simile is first defined as a type of speech that uses one thing or phrase with comparisons to things of an unrelated kind, often in order to make a more vivacious description. so of the phrases above, only the last one (i swear she cast a shadow white as stone) would be considered a simile, as a shadow white as stone takes two unrelated things and uses them in an interesting way.

explanation:

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