求助：一道语法题

newbigfish

2001,8

19. Water constitutes almost 96 percent of the body weight of a jellyfish, so if a jellyfish were to dry out in the sun, it would virtually disappeared.

Key：D

分析：情态动词would 后面要用原形。D错。

改正： disappeared à disappear

答案我同意,可是C也应该是错的,因为题目明明说a jellyfish ,后面不应该用were的。

谢谢解答。

redpassion

这个有帮助，呵呵

"Were to" in the Present

FORM
[ If... were to + VERB ...,...]

USE
"Were to" can be used in the present to emphasize that the Conditional form is extremely unlikely or unthinkably horrible. Notice that this special form is only used in the "If" Clause.

EXAMPLES:

If she were to be rich, she would be horribly obnoxious.
(It is very unlikely that she would be rich.)

If I were to have no friends, who would I spend my time with.
(Having no friends is a horrible thought.)

If Nathan were to be my boss, this job would be intolerable.
(Nathan's being my boss is a horrible concept.)

"Were to" in the Future

FORM
[ If... were to + VERB...,...]

USE
"Were to" can be used in the future to emphasize that the Conditional form is extremely unlikely or unthinkably horrible. Notice that this special form is only used in the "If" Clause

EXAMPLES:

If I were to lose my job, I would probably not find a new one quickly.
(Loosing my job would be terrible.)

If he were to fail his driving test, he would have to take it again.
(He is not likely to fail his driving test.)

If Sarah were to show up late to the birthday party, it would ruin the surprise.
(Sarah will surely come on time.)  

"Were to" in the Past

FORM
[ If... were to have + PAST PARTICIPLE...,...]

USE
"Were to" can be used in the past to emphasize that the Conditional form is extremely unlikely or unthinkably horrible. Notice that this special form is only used in the "If" Clause.

EXAMPLES:

If the fire were to have destroyed the building, it would have been a tragic cultural loss.
(The thought of such a loss is too horrible to consider.)

If the dam were to have burst, the entire town would have been destroyed.
(Such destruction is too horrible to consider.)

If Sarah were to have failed the final test, she would have lost her scholarship.
(She is an excellent student, and it is very unlikely that she would have failed the test.)

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newbigfish

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