Question

such inns as there were

such inns as there were were generally dirty 为什么有两个were? 麻烦分析一下这句话的语法,谢谢!

Answer 1

（such inns as there were）were generally dirty.
本句中,主语是such inns as there were这一整句来充当的.
as there were是定语从句,修饰such inns.
第二个were是本句的谓语.
句子是主系表结构,generally dirty是表语.