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虚拟语气中用If it wasnt 和 werent 有什么不同

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If it wasnt for the mist we could see your home across the bay, said Gatsby.

虚拟语气中,以上为何不是If it werent 呢? 用If it wasnt 和 werent 有什么不同?

怎么样区别二者的用法?


if 之后常用 were ,而不是 was 。这样的情况在正式和非正式文体中都非常容易见到。在正式文体中,were 比 was 更为常用,很多人觉得前者更为正确,特别是在美国英语里。 were 的这种使用方法,在语法上叫做“虚拟语气”。

If I were rich,I would spend all my time travelling.倘若我非常有钱,我会把全部时间用来旅游。

If my nose were a little shorter, Id be quite pretty.如果我的鼻子短一点,我就会相当漂亮。

(以上摘自《牛津英语使用方法指南》第四版 239.4)

就是说,在if 引导的虚拟条件句中,假如谓语动词是 be , 不管主语是什么人称,在正式和非正式文体中都常用 were,而不是 was 。

假如主语是 I 或者单数第三人称,“也可以用 if ... was ...,但有人觉得这种使用方法不正确”(以上《牛津英语使用方法指南》第四版 240.1)

在虚拟条件句中,当主语是第一人称(I)或第三人称单数 时,一般用 were,也可用 was,但在正式场所要用 were ,在 If I were you 中要用 were;省略 if 句子倒装时,只可以用 were ; were 的否定式可用 were not 或 werent。比如:

If I were you, I would go with him. 假如我是你,我就同他一块去。

If Peter were / was here, he would scold you. 假如彼得在这里,他会责骂你的。

Were I to do it, I would do it in a different way. 如果让我做这件事,我会用不一样的方法做。

(摘自徐广联主编《大学习英语语法讲坛与测试》第五版p.709)


所以,在网友的句子,If it wasnt for the mist we could see your home across the bay, said Gatsby.中If it wasnt for the mist we could see your home across the bay,是非正式使用方法,只可以用于口语,在正式语体中,即在正式场所

应该用 If it werent ...


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