Question

the old man died for starvation error​

Answer 1

Answer:

The old man died for starvation : Error

• 'For' is error here.
• So the appropriate rewrite sentence is : The old man died from starvation.
• Because 'from' complete the meaning of the sentence. Lets see how it completes the meaning of the sentence.
• In the sentence 'from' is expressing the reason of starvation. And the old man died from it (starvation).
• 'From' is a preposition. Preposition is usually used to link nouns, pronouns and phrases to other words within a sentence. Example : of, for, in, from, at, up, on and so on.

Answer 2

The old man died from starvation.

The correct preposition is "from".

Explanation:

• A preposition is a word that is used to connect the words, nouns, or pronouns in a sentence.
• The preposition "from" shows the origin of a person or object or something else.
• Using a wrong preposition is a very common mistake in the English language.
• Therefore the correct use of proposition is very important to avoid mistakes.