Question

the old man died ......... cholera ( use preposition)​

Answer 1

Answer:

The old man died of cholera

Answer 2

The old man died of cholera.

Explanation:

Incomplete sentence:

The old man died ......... cholera.

Complete sentence:

The old man died of cholera.

• Preposition "of" is used to indicate that if something is related to, belonging to and connected with.
• In this example it is showing that the death is belonging to a fatal disease.
• Similarly it is also used to indicate the reference of time, number or amount of something.