英语难句分析（writers是否要改成单数以及which的先行词）

问题描述

Ralph Waldo Emerson was the most outstanding transcendental writers in American literature, which is unanimously agreed to be the summit of the Romantic period in the history of American literature.

请问：

(1) writers 是否要改成单数？

(2) which的先行词是？

老师答疑

刘老师：

Ralph Waldo Emerson was the most outstanding transcendental writers in American literature, which is unanimously agreed to be the summit of the Romantic period in the history of American literature.

请问：

(1) writers 是否要改成单数？

【答】是的，你说得对！transcendental writer 的意思是“超验主义作家”。拉尔夫•沃尔多•爱默生是美国的哲学家、演讲家、散文作家和诗人，以引领19世纪中叶的美国超验主义文艺复兴运动而闻名于世。此外，在最高级前加one of也可，即：was one of the most outstanding transcendental writers ——这种表达方式也是最常见的。

(2) which 的先行词是？

【答】指代整个主句的意思。