They shouldn’t have ____ the accident. It wasn’t my fault.
A. accused me of
B. blamed me for

Note: Say suppose someone borrowed my car and accidentally ran over a cat, in that case can I say “they shouldn’t have accused me of causing the accident. it wasn’t my fault?”

Question

They shouldn’t have ____ the accident. It wasn’t my fault.
A.	accused me of
B.	blamed me for

Note: Say suppose someone borrowed my car and accidentally ran over a cat, in that case can I say “they shouldn’t have accused me of causing the accident. it wasn’t my fault?”

Answer

Either "they shouldn't have blamed me for the accident" or "they shouldn't have accused me of causing the accident" are correct.

You blame someone for a specific result, but you accuse someone of doing an action.

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