Covered with, not by

Don’t say: The mountains are covered by snow.

Say: The mountains are covered with/in snow.

 Cure of, not from

Don’t say: The man was cured from his illness.

Say: The man was cured of his illness.

NOTE: The noun cure takes for: There is no cure for that disease.

 Depend on or upon, not from

Don’t say: It depends from her.

Say: It depends on/upon her.

NOTE: Rely on/upon: I can’t rely on/upon her.

 Deprive of, not from

Don’t say: Nelson Mandela was deprived from his freedom.

Say: Nelson Mandela was deprived of his freedom.

 Die of an illness, not from an illness.

Don’t say: Many people have died from malaria.

Say: Many people have died of malaria.

NOTE: People die of illness, of hunger, of thirst, of or from wounds, from overwork, by violence, by the sword, by pestilence, in battle, for their country, for a cause, through neglect, on the scaffold, at the stake.