老师请看 http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/201907/09/WS5d244a82a3105895c2e7c86c.html 里的两句话：
The archaeological ruins of Liangzhu in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, which date back 5,300 years, were inscribed onto the UNESCO World Heritage list on July 9, 2019, during the 43rd session of the World Heritage Committee in Baku, Azerbaijan.
The ruins, whose core area covers 14.3 square kilometers in the northwest of Hangzhou, is considered an important representation of early urban civilization, with rice-cultivating agriculture as the economic foundation.
请问第二句谓语动词用单数的原因。能否再举个一样的例子。
请问第二句谓语动词用单数的原因。能否再举个一样的例子。
【答】这里的 ruins 表示“遗迹”，是可数名词，作主语时应该与复数动词连用，句中的 is 应该改为 are。
其实，第一句中就是用复数动词：The archaeological ruins of Liangzhu in Hangzhou, Zhejiangprovince, which date back 5,300 years, were ...
