from vs through

[Duc]

Hello,I have just read 2 example sentences about the ''through'' and ''from''
1.the old couple became very ill through the neglect of their family
2.they died from the wound
In both 2 sentence ''from'' and ''through'' mean ''because'' or ''due to'' but can you distinguish them for me
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[Duc]

Please help me with my confusing sentence
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[Alan]

Hi,

I wouldn't use 'through' in your sentence because to me the idea of the connection wouldn't really work. 'Through' would be far more general in meaning as in: They achieved their goals through the support/help of friends. I would rewrite the sentence as: because of the neglect of their family/because they were neglected by their family.In the second sentence there is a much closer connection and I would say: from their wounds.

Alan
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