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The road is flooded! Can we go around it?

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Sentence

Narrator

The road is flooded! Can we go around it?

Study notes

How to use in different contexts

Giving a Warning

The road is flooded; you should find an alternate route.

Describing a Situation

We encountered a flooded road, so we had to take a detour.

Asking for Help

The road ahead is flooded. Could someone help us find another way?

Expressing Concern

I'm worried about the flooded road; I hope no one gets stranded.

Rephrased versions

Formal

The roadway is inundated. Is a circumvention possible?

Casual

The road's all flooded! Any way around it?

Simpler English

The road has water on it. Can we go a different way?

Phrases to learn

flooded road

A road covered with water, often due to heavy rain.

go around

To take an alternative route to avoid an obstacle.