PREP08里一道題求解

miki_042

In addition to being China’s first administrators, in the sense that they developed a coherent bureaucracy for their empire, the first literate culture in East Asia were the Shang, and they were well known for crafting ornate bronze ritual vessels.

A.                 the first literate culture in East Asia were the Shang, and they were well known for crafting

B.                 the first literate culture in East Asia were the Shang, well known as the crafters of

C.                 the Shang, as the first literate culture in East Asia, is well known for its crafting

D.                 the Shang were the first literate culture in East Asia and are well known as the crafters of

E.                 the Shang were the first literate culture in East Asia and well known

  key: D   

請問The Shang 爲什麽謂語要用WERE 和ARE??

kiwifoodtown

are 是要对应后面的the crafters of ，所以必须是复数。至于were ，因为有了China’s first administrators这个复数的前提，所以这里也用were 。