Question

英语语法问题请教。。。谢谢了？

It looked as if there would be an exciting race across the Channel.
请大家帮忙分析一下这句话的句子结构和成分（越细越好）谢谢大家的指点说明。。

Answer 1

It seemed as if there would be an exciting race across the Channel.
意思是：
似乎要在海峡上有一场激动人心的比赛。
句子分析：
It 形式主语；seemed 谓语；as if 引导虚拟条件状语；there would be 虚拟语气；an exciting race 主语；across the Channel.地点状语。
意思是：