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Died Die People Pneumonia Heart Of/From Disease Attack

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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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