Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.
They were late for the meeting because of the heavy snow.
A. If it snowed heavily, they would be late for the meeting.
B. Had it not snowed heavily, they would have been late for the meeting.
C. But for the heavy snow, they wouldn't have been late for the meeting.
D. If it didn't snow heavily, they wouldn't be late for the meeting.
Câu đúng: C. But for the heavy snow, they wouldn't have been late for the meeting.
Giải thích:
Câu gốc: Nguyên nhân khiến họ đến muộn là do tuyết rơi dày.
Cấu trúc "But for" (= If it hadn’t been for...) diễn tả điều kiện trong quá khứ, mang ý nghĩa “Nếu không có… thì…”.
Câu C tương đương với "If it hadn’t snowed heavily, they wouldn’t have been late for the meeting."
Các câu sai:
A: Sai loại câu điều kiện, không phù hợp với nghĩa quá khứ.
B: Sai vì "Had it not snowed heavily" phủ định sai ý gốc.
D: Sai vì dùng điều kiện loại 2 (hiện tại) thay vì loại 3 (quá khứ).
Dịch:
Nếu không có tuyết rơi dày, họ đã không bị muộn cuộc họp.
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