C1Englishen.c1.027

If it weren't for / If it hadn't been for

Structure:

If it weren't for + noun... / If it hadn't been for + noun...

Acknowledges that one factor prevented a negative outcome.

Example:

If it hadn't been for the scholarship, I could never have attended university.

Examples

If it hadn't been for the scholarship, I could never have attended university.

Question 1 of 20 correct

Which grammar pattern does this sentence use? "If it hadn't been for the scholarship, I could never have attended university."

Absolute construction (nominative absolute)

Absolute construction: All things considered

Absolute construction: The matter having been settled

Advanced affixation: noun and adjective suffixes

Advanced affixation: productive prefixes