Converse of object

• cause: Smoking causes 120,000 deaths a year - 13 every hour or more than 300 a day.

Adjective modifier

• accidental: We are working toward no accidental fire deaths occurring in West Yorkshire.

• sudden: Louise Neel RoSPA 102 28 July 2005 I was very saddened to hear the news of the sudden death of John Howard.

• premature: The loss to the economy of premature death from alcohol misuse is around £ 2.4 billion each year.

• untimely: Mark and his wife went on to be founders of the Leith School or Art before their untimely death.

• tragic: The 1998 canal tour was cut short due to the tragic death of John Fleming.

• cardiac: Screenings can detect previously undiagnosed heart conditions, which if left untreated, can lead to sudden cardiac death ( SCD ).

Modifies a noun

• toll: Officials say the final death toll is likely to increase.

• penalty: At the initial phase only cases imposing either death penalty or maximum imprisonment term will be handled by jury trial.

• knell: But redundancy need not be the death knell for a building; new uses can be found in most cases.

• certificate: The " Cause of Death " entry on his death certificate just states " On War Service " .

• sentence: Like many, he first took his diagnosis as a death sentence.

• squad: Baghdad has been suffering from violence between Sunni and Shiite death squads.

Noun used with modifier

• cot: Children of non-smoking parents are less likely to have chest infections and asthma, and are at a significantly reduced risk of cot death.

Possessives

• father: Unfortunately, Nelsons birthplace was demolished just after his father's death and replaced by the present rectory.

Preposition: in

• custody: A Prison Service spokesman said: " Every death in custody is a tragedy.

Preposition: by

• crucifixion: Jesus is telling Peter that he will one day face death by crucifixion for following and proclaiming him.

• driving: He admitted causing death by dangerous driving at Bournemouth Crown Court.