Answer:
The answer to your question would be that the version of the sentence that uses the preposition to show location is the following one: The unexpected blackout occurred near the masquerade ball.
Explanation:
The preposition showing location in the sentence above is <em>near.</em> This preposition means "not far away in distance". All the other versions of the sentence use the prepositions to give information as regards the time in which the event being referred to took place (before, during, and after).
We pet the cats and they purred while the dogs barked in the other room.
The correct sequence of events is:
<span>1. Ivan Ilyich visits a specialist who tells him that his vermiform appendix is the problem.
</span>2. <span>Ivan Ilyich tries to read a Zola novel while convincing himself that he is healing, but his pain returns worse than ever.
</span>3. <span>Ivan Ilyich tries to use the logic of Caius the mortal to try to make sense of dying but fails.
</span>4. <span>Ivan Ilyich tries to distract himself from his death by resuming his professional duties as a judge but fails.
</span>5. <span>Ivan Ilyich watches his family leave to go to the theater and finally gains some peace.</span>
Answer:
To extend and elaborate upon your essay topic.
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