[題目] 假設語氣文法問題

[jeanko35 (就是這樣吧...)]

＊ ______ not so powerful in the world market, many would be skeptical of
   America's domination of mass culture.

   a) Were the American economy     b) The American economy was
   c) Was the American economy      d) Did the American economy be


  答案是 a

  想請問版上神人們
  為甚麼要用 were 而不是 was

  感謝解答!!

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推 GG3:假設不是都是用WERE嗎
推 DeathWatch:假設都用were吧
→ DeathWatch:最常看到就是 I will do the same if I were you
→ DeathWatch:換作是我 我也會這樣做的
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推 sugini:為什麼were要放句首阿有人知道嗎> <"?
推 hanon:因為省略了if...所以變成倒裝句~
推 sugini:  感恩!!
推 akanokuruma:偷偷問這句話是什麼意思0.0
推 hisaforever:如果美國經濟在全球市場不是那麼強勁的話，許多人大概
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