_____for the timely investment from the general public ,our company would not be so thriving as it i

题目

_____for the timely investment from the general public ,our company would not be so thriving as it is.
我知道这是虚拟语气,但是为什么should it not be 不对,而是 were it not?从2个答案分析下,

答案

这是虚拟语气的倒装用法,were it not 相当于if it is not,倒装过来就是这个了,而且倒装的时候应该用were而不是was.should it not be 就与后面完全讲不通了.而用were it not则可以,你把它变成正常语序就可以了.就是If...