ruins作主语 谓语单复数

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理由。能否再举个相似的例子。

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黎反修   - 英语翻译 (已退休)
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请问第二句谓语动词用单数的理由。能否再举个相似的例子。

【答】这里的 ruins 表示“遗迹”,属于可数名词,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, Zhejiang province, which date back 5,300 years, were ...

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刘永科   - 教育出版集团英语总顾问 & 英语系列图书主编
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ruins 表示“遗址”意义时,总是用复数形式。谓语动词原则上使用复数,但也可以使用单数,如果把它看作一个整体单位。

Hemudu cultural ruins is a protected national heritage site.

河姆渡文化遗址是国家级文物保护单位。

Sanxingdui Ruins is located in the central area of the Shu culture circle, and it is the representative of this culture as well as the center of the ancient Shu culture.

三星堆遗址位于蜀文化圈的中心区域,是蜀文化的典型代表,也是古蜀文化的中心。

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