英语句式解析："had it not been for the diamonds"前面是否需要连词?it指代什么?
问题描述：
英语句式解析："had it not been for the diamonds"前面是否需要连词?it指代什么?
原句：The reasearch has been underway in southern Africa for four years now,and it problably wouldn't have happened there had it not been for the diamonds.
答
不用连词,这半句原本用if连接的从句,但是改为了倒装句式,连词就省略掉了.it指的是前半句说的那个research.