as far as the __ could see all was ___.

题目

as far as the __ could see all was ___.
答案是eye 和 flowers.
请问,为什么是单数the eye 呢 前面用was 为什么后面用复数flowers?

答案

这里用the eye来说明是眼睛这种东西,而不表示只有一只眼.这在英语中是常见的,如：The horse runs fast.马跑得快.这里是也是用马这种东西,而不是说只有一匹马.至于was的问题,是主谓一致的问题,这里的主语是all,all指...