ESL General English Grammar Questions

ESL General English Grammar Questionshttp://www.englishforums.com/English/EslGeneralEnglishGrammar-Questions/Forum12.htmAsk your questions on grammar and get your sentence checked. We answer lots of different types of general English grammar questions here. <font color=red>DO NOT post paragraphs and compositions here. Post them in our <a href="http://www.englishforums.com/English/EssayReportCompositionWriting/Forum9.htm"><b>Essay, Report and Composition Writing Forum</b></a>.</font>enXMOD (Build: 3615.39139)Re: die because of ...http://www.englishforums.com/English/DieBecauseOf/gkhrg/post.htm#552344Sun, 24 May 2009 23:26:22 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:552344Mr Wordy0http://www.englishforums.com/English/DieBecauseOf/gkhrg/post.htm#552344http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-552344.xmlFor medical conditions or injuries, "because of" sounds odd, and it's better to use the words "of", "from", "as a result of", etc., as appropriate: He died as a result of the lesion. He died from his injuries. He died of pneumonia. In other cases, "because of" can be OK. For example: He died because of what he knew.Re: die because of ...http://www.englishforums.com/English/DieBecauseOf/gkhrg/post.htm#552343Fri, 24 Apr 2009 23:26:22 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:552343CalifJim1http://www.englishforums.com/English/DieBecauseOf/gkhrg/post.htm#552343http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-552343.xmlBut what about ?? "he died because of the lesion" ?? I find it better than "died of the lesion", because a lesion is not a disease. Typically die of is followed by the name of a disease. ( died of cancer, died of liver disease, ... ) But you can also die of a wound or wounds, or an infection, or starvation. And you can also refer metaphorically to emotional states as if they were diseases. ( died of heartbreak, died of loneliness , died of embarrassment , etc.) You are right that there are no rules. It's a matter of what combinations of words are normally said by native speakers. CJdie because of ...http://www.englishforums.com/English/DieBecauseOf/gkhrg/post.htmSun, 25 Jan 2009 00:26:22 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:552285Seraphin2http://www.englishforums.com/English/DieBecauseOf/gkhrg/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-552285.xmlthere are probably NO rules to this - and from a post back in 2005, there were some discussions on the usage of "die because of" it was stated that the usage of "die because of" in general is wrong. For example, "he died because of cancer" is wrong But what about ?? "he died because of the lesion" ??