the first of which后接were还是was（主谓一致）
2024-10-24 16:53:11 学考宝 作者：佚名
问题描述
With the publication of famous Leather-stocking Tales, the first of which were The Pioneer, the second The Last of the Mohicans, Cooper established his reputation as the first major American novelist.
请问：句中的 were 可以改为 was 吗？
老师答疑
陈老师：
语法分析：从语法上看，这里应该用 was。句中的 the first of which was “The Pioneer”, the second “The Last of the Mohicans” 有所省略，补完整相当于 the first of which was “The Pioneer”, and the second of which was “The Last of the Mohicans”。
句子大意：著名的《皮袜子故事集》出版（其中第一部是《拓荒者》，第二部是《最后的莫希干人》）之后，库珀确立了他作为美国最重要小说家的名声。
个人看法，仅供参考！
黎老师：
With the publication of famous Leather-stocking Tales, the first of which were The Pioneer, the second The Last of the Mohicans, Cooper established his reputation as the first major American novelist.
【分析】这里的the first of which were The Pioneer, the second The Last of the Mohicans 应该是the first of which was The Pioneer, the second of which was The Last of the Mohicans 的省略形式（包含有两个非限制性定语从句）。所以，原句中的 were 应该改为 was 。
