GWD30-Q39 culture也是单数形式的复数名词？
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 for its crafted
答案是D。我选错后搜了一下大家的讨论，明白了为什么要用复数。但我还有一点不明白，以前的讨论也没提过，就是这个culture。如果Shang是复数，那么the Shang is culture，culture也是单数形式的复数喽？难道culture也可以像people一样来用吗? |
