Question

Choose the word which best expresses the meaning of the bold part of the sentence.
The man succumbed to his injuries the day following the day of the accident.
a) surrendered
b) yielded
c) fell down
d) died

Answer 1

Hint: The word succumb, is a verb which means to fail to resist pressure, to give way to superior force. This word is often used to express the demise of a person when it is used with reference to injuries or illness. Example: He succumbed to his prolonged illness.

Complete step by step answer:
Let us discuss the given options to conclude the answer:
a) surrendered: The word surrender means to stop fighting and admit that you have lost.
Example: The police asked the thieves to surrender.
b) yielded: The word yield means to give up to superior power or authority, to produce, provide profits.
 Example : The king yielded his kingdom to the enemy.
Example: This farm yields good quality of crops.
c) fell down: The word ‘fell’ is the past tense of ‘fall’ which means to descend under the force of gravity.
Example: He fell down on the slippery floor.
d) died: died means to cease to exist or live, overwhelmed by emotion, failure.
Example: The man died of a heart attack.
Example: When I failed to meet the deadline, I simply died of embarrassment in the meeting.

So, the correct answer is “Option B”.

Note:
Though the other options are also related to the word succumb, but in the sentence above it is used with reference to a man’s injuries. It depicts that the man could not overpower the loss caused to his body by the injuries.