含蓄虚拟语气but for,otherwise后接的是从句还是主句?

2025-03-24 07:44:30
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but for后面指条件,不是从句,是短语(要不是……)相当于without
But for your help, he would have failed.
otherwise后是并列句,否则,如果转变成为带虚拟条件句的句子,这个就属于主句。
He got your help otherwise he would have failed.

=If he hadn't got your help, he would have failed.