Dunno the word 'were' in the following sentences serves what function
1. Were the treaty to extend automatically to the Islands, it would confer power on the institutions of European Union to legislate for the Islands in matters such as taxation.
2. Were the UK to have a written constitution, all of the rules now contained within various sources would be contained within it.
does the word 'were" mean 'if"?
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2013-12-10 9:35 pm
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2013-12-10 10:16 pm
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does the word 'were" mean 'if"? Yes! Correct.
The explicit writing of these assumption/hypothetical is:
If the treaty were to extend ...
If the UK were to have ...
Good for you!
2013-12-12 12:49 am
在假設語氣中，我們可以將if省略，但必須將動詞放在主詞前面，如：
If it should rain tonight, I should stay at home.= Should it rain tonight.....
Were I a King, I should not be able to do it = If I were a king.....
Had I known the answer, I should have been told you. = If I had known.....
你的句子也是用了這個省略，你大可看它們為：
1. If the treaty were to extend automatically to the Islands, it would confer power on the institutions of European Union to legislate for the Islands in matters such as taxation.
2. If the UK were to have a written constitution, all of the rules now contained within various sources would be contained within it.
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If it should rain tonight, I should stay at home.= Should it rain tonight.....
Were I a King, I should not be able to do it = If I were a king.....
Had I known the answer, I should have been told you. = If I had known.....
你的句子也是用了這個省略，你大可看它們為：
1. If the treaty were to extend automatically to the Islands, it would confer power on the institutions of European Union to legislate for the Islands in matters such as taxation.
2. If the UK were to have a written constitution, all of the rules now contained within various sources would be contained within it.
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