Choose from the options given below, the word that can be used to fill in the blank in the given sentence.

Sarita could not prevent her child ______ going out with the other children.

from

The word that best fits the blank is from.

The sentence means that Sarita could not stop her child from going out with the other children. The word from means to prevent someone from doing something. In this case, it means to prevent her child from going out with the other children.

The other words do not fit the blank as well.

• Over means to control or to have power over someone or something.
• About means concerning or relating to something.
• For means intended for or used for something.