Learn · Sentences Describing an Accident

If the driver had been more cautious and slowed down in the rain, the accident could have been avoided.

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Sentence

Narrator

If the driver had been more cautious and slowed down in the rain, the accident could have been avoided.

Study notes

How to use in different contexts

Giving Advice

Drivers should be more cautious and slow down in the rain to avoid accidents.

Describing Habits

I always slow down when it rains because I know it's safer.

Asking About Others

Did the driver slow down enough in the rain?

Sharing Hypotheticals

If the driver had seen the pedestrian sooner, the accident might not have happened.

Rephrased versions

Formal

Had the driver exercised greater caution and reduced speed in the inclement weather, the accident would have been preventable.

Casual

If the driver had been more careful and slowed down in the rain, the accident wouldn't have happened.

Simpler English

The accident could have been stopped if the driver had been careful and driven slower in the rain.

Phrases to learn

more cautious

Showing greater care and attention to avoid danger.

slowed down

Reduced speed.

could have been avoided

Was possible to prevent.