Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error.
Arnav’s younger sister Ira / was absent in school / for three days last week / because of a family wedding.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → was absent in school
The given sentence says “absent in school”. This is wrong. The word “absent” is followed by “from” when we name the place or class a person did not attend. So the right form is absent from school.
Option 1: Arnav’s younger sister Ira — No error.
Option 2: was absent in school — Error. “absent in” should be “absent from”.
Option 3: for three days last week — No error. “For” is right before a length of time such as “three days”.
Option 4: because of a family wedding — No error.
Corrected: Arnav’s younger sister Ira was absent from school for three days last week because of a family wedding.