In my opinion, the correct answer is B: "He asked himself where it had come from and how; the past provided no explanation, and the future could not justify it." This is the only instance when the main character tries to discover the source or roots of his happiness and infers that it hasn't resulted from any action from the past, nor from anything that might yet happen. The other options present this happiness as something that is almost a burden to him, and that's why they are examples of dark humor.
Well I can’t answer it because I don’t know the story, but I can tell you this. Look for context clues and words around the sentence that can help explain the meaning of it.
No a noun is before the preposuitional phrase for example in this sentence__ Joe rode his bike to get home. The noun is joe and the prepostional phrase is to get home.
Contestants are running. This sentence contain a subject verb agreement. Subject - contestants; verb - are running. These words put together forms a complete thought.
Agreement rule applies to a subject joined by OR or NOR is make the verb agree with the subject closest to the verb.
OR / NOR Rule states that Singular subjects joined by OR or NOR are singular. Plural subjects joined by OR or NOR are plural.
So if the subject is singular, the verb must be in singular form if joined by OR or NOR. If the subject is plural, the verb must be in plural form if joined by OR or NOR.
Simile and metaphor are the most common types of figurative language