Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the correct preposition from the given options and fill in the blank.

He died ______ typhoid.

  1. for

  2. of

  3. in

  4. at
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B Correct answer
Explanation

When someone dies from a disease, we use the preposition "of". He died of typhoid means the disease was the cause of death. The other prepositions (for, in, at) are not used with die when referring to the cause of death.

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