Idx | 0842 |
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Keyword | die |
Sub Entry Number | 2 |
Type of Sentence | ✗ |
Error Sentence | People say she died with pneumonia. |
Correct Sentence | People say she died of pneumonia. |
Cloze Error Sentence | People say she died [[with]] pneumonia. |
Cloze Sentence | People say she died [[of]] pneumonia. |
Cloze Answer | of |
Choices | with | of |
Explanation | die of/from a disease, heart attack, hunger etc (NOT with ): 'Of these, one in ten will die of lung cancer.' 'Her husband died of a heart attack.' 'Each year over a million children die from diarrhoea.' die of shame/embarrassment/grief/despair/shock etc: 'When he told me the price, I nearly died of shock.' 'The poor girl almost died of fright.' die from the effects of violence, pollution etc: 'He died from a bullet wound in the chest.' 'Police predict that more people will die from their injuries.' |
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