noun · academic
attendance
/əˈten.dəns/at·TEN·dance
Band 5-6task2task1speaking
the act of being present at a place or event; the number of people present
Examples
“Class attendance has dropped since online lessons were introduced.”
“High attendance at the conference indicates strong interest.”
“Students often worry that poor attendance will affect their grades.”
Band 8 sentence
“Universities that monitor attendance and offer early support tend to see higher student retention rates.”
Collocations
- class attendance
- regular attendance
- poor attendance
Word family
attend verbattendant noun / adjectiveattending verb-ing
Common mistakes
Many students attendance the class.→Many students attend the class.
The attendances are low this semester.→Attendance is low this semester.
Say it for a higher band
5presence→6turnout→7+attendance
Synonyms
presence
turnout
Easily confused
attend
“She will attend the meeting on Monday.”
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In -ance / -ence
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