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英文大考常考題 – 25  與過去事實相反的假設語氣使用[ Without – 要不是 ]

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… It might never occurred to Frankenstein that it was he that produced the monster which ruined his world and that his passion for science would cause so many disasters. Without Frankenstein’s crazy dream of creating a human being, the whole tragedy ________.

(A) won’t happen                                (B) couldn’t happen

(C) wouldn’t have happened            (D) might not be happening

這題答案是 (C)。 (翰林出版全國高中月考期考試題挖挖哇英文二清水高中試題 p.101)

這題的重點 – 與過去事實相反的假設語氣使用[ Without – 要不是 ]，其主要子句要使用[ would/could/should/might + have + p.p. ]。

1.   這個句子可以有多種寫法：

      Without Frankenstein’s crazy dream of creating a human being, the whole tragedy wouldn’t have happened.

      = If it had not been for Frankenstein’s crazy dream of creating a human being, the whole tragedy wouldn’t have happened.

      = Had it not been for Frankenstein’s crazy dream of creating a human being, the whole tragedy wouldn’t have happened.

      = But for Frankenstein’s crazy dream of creating a human being, the whole tragedy wouldn’t have happened.