C1Englishen.c1.026

But for + noun (third conditional variant)

But for + noun (third conditional variant)

Structure:

But for + noun/pronoun, subject + would have + past participle

But for = if it were not for / if it had not been for. Very formal register.

Example:

But for your timely intervention, the project would have failed.

Examples

But for your timely intervention, the project would have failed.

Practice

Question 1 of 20 correct

Which grammar pattern does this sentence use? "But for your timely intervention, the project would have failed."

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