Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.
The patient couldn’t survive the injuries and succumbed with death.
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
The correct answer is option 1, i.e. succumbed to death.
The verb “succumb” typically collocates with the preposition “to”, not “with”:
It means to yield or die as a result of something—for example, succumb to an illness or injuries or succumb to death.
Using 'succumbed to death' is standard English to express that someone died due to injuries or illness.
The other options:
2. succumbed into death, 3. succumbed by death, and 4. succumbed in death are grammatically incorrect and not used in standard English.
The patient couldn’t survive the injuries and succumbed to death.