Complete the following sentence by selecting the most appropriate option:
The students who were absent ________________ the class were called to the Principal's office the next day.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → from
The adjective absent takes the preposition from: one is absent from a place, a class or an event, that is, not present there. The students who did not attend the class were "absent from the class".
Complete sentence: The students who were absent from the class were called to the Principal's office the next day.
Example: She was absent from school for a week because of fever.
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 1: at — Incorrect. At marks the place where someone or something is present, the opposite of what "absent" says; "absent at the class" is not used.
Example: All the students were at the gate by eight o'clock.
Option 3: after — Incorrect. After shows time or order (later than); "absent after the class" says nothing about missing the class.
Example: We went for a walk after dinner.
Option 4: in — Incorrect. In shows position inside something. "Absent in" is used only for a quality missing in a thing (Vitamin C is absent in this food), not for a person who missed a class.
Example: The students are waiting in the classroom.