Question

His illness is a mere pretext ____
his absence.
Fill in the blank with a preposotion​

Answer 1

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His illness is a mere pretext for his absence.

Reason:

For: This is also used to show the purpose of the noun. This preposition joins a noun with usually another noun or an adjective. If it joins the noun with a verb, usually the verb is in it's gerund form.

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Answer 2

Answer:

His illness is a mere pretext _for___

his absence.