C1Englishen.c1.029

Conditional inversion: Were it not for...

Structure:

Were it not for + noun, + subject + would + verb

Dropping 'if' and inverting the subject and 'were' is a formal alternative to 'If it were not for'.

Example:

Were it not for the traffic, we would arrive on time.

Examples

Were it not for the traffic, we would arrive on time.

Question 1 of 20 correct

Which grammar pattern does this sentence use? "Were it not for the traffic, we would arrive on time."

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