Lucy has tried her best to improve her grades.But by no means are her parents satisfied with her progress.为什么是are her parents 而不是were her parents
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Lucy has tried her best to improve her grades.But by no means are her parents satisfied with her progress.
为什么是are her parents 而不是were her parents
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因为by no means用在了谓语前，所以要部分倒装
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是现在时态，
答
Lucy尽力提高成绩,可她父母对她的进步不满意.
在这里用are表示父母现在对她的进步仍然不满意.这种态度到现在仍然存在的.
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这个都可以，所以就看作者意图与选择了…你只要理are 意指现在还是这样were只当时的状况…而据文意，她是has个人认为用are 较妥贴