When a pencil is partly in a glass of water, it looks as if __A breaks B has broken C were broken D had been broken我知道正确答案是C,但不知道为什么要用were,pencil 不是单数吗?
问题描述：
When a pencil is partly in a glass of water, it looks as if __
A breaks B has broken C were broken D had been broken
我知道正确答案是C,但不知道为什么要用were,pencil 不是单数吗?
答
这里的were并不是pencil的复数表达，而是as if 后面用虚拟语气的用法，所以要用were
答
用were是因为as if的出现，表示虚拟语气。记住了，当主语是物，并且充当谓语的动词是及物动词时，谓语动词必须用被动语态。 were broken 虚拟语气be动词
答
这里是虚拟语气
答
这是一个假设，但不是真的
原句意思是：
当铅笔的一部分放在水里时，铅笔看起来好像断了一样。