Câu hỏi: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.
The meeting would have finished earlier if there had not been for their interruptions.
A. interruptions
B. would have finished
C. had not been for
D. earlier
The meeting would have finished earlier if there had not been for their interruptions.
A. interruptions
B. would have finished
C. had not been for
D. earlier
Cấu trúc: "if there + were not/ had not been + N" dùng để giả sử một điều gì đó không tồn tại ở câu điều kiện loại 2 và 3. Trong câu này đáp án C - had not been for → had not been (lược bỏ "for").
* Mở rộng: "if there were not/ had not been + N" = "if it were not/ had not been for + N" (khi chủ ngữ là "it", trước danh từ mới có "for".
* Mở rộng: "if there were not/ had not been + N" = "if it were not/ had not been for + N" (khi chủ ngữ là "it", trước danh từ mới có "for".
Đáp án C.