1. Tom

2. John
3. Bill
4. Ted
5.
6.
7. Sam
8. Don
9. Matt
10. David
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Number one is Tom. Number two is John.
Number 5 moved to another state.
Number 6 moved to a far away state.
In this case, how can we say?
1. Number 5 is empty.
2. Number 5 is vacant.
3. We have no student for number 5.
4. Number 5 is not here.
5. Number 5 is blank.

1 answer

All the choices for 5 are correct, depending on circumstances.

I'd use 2 or 4 or 5. The others seem odd, somehow, but I can't explain why.