[題目] 怪物閱讀 p154 Q109

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題目：
          __________ all the government red taps, Innova Technology's new manu
facturing plant would be operating by now.
        (A)      If not for
        (B)      In spite of
        (C)      As for
        (D)      Because of

疑問：請問(A)if not for 是if it were not for的簡寫嗎？ 還是if it were not been
 for的簡略 ？我查其它資料是前者,但書本解答是後者。

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推 l32         : 答案是?
推 eager       : 沒有if it were not been for的用法。
推 eager       : 對過去事實相反的假設是if it had not
推 eager       : been for,如果不是....
→ ptt809      : 答案A,怪物解析寫If not for是If it were not been
→ ptt809      :  for 的另一個簡寫。
→ ptt809      : 我知道If it were not for,但我沒學過可以寫成If no
→ ptt809      : t for。
→ dunchee     : http://learnersdictionary.com/definition/if
→ dunchee     : 找 if not for
→ ptt809      : 感謝樓上