The operation John had was not successful.为什么用had呢,

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The operation John had was not successful.为什么用had呢,
整句意思不是John的手术没有成功吗,为什么用had呢,
我知道是定语从句,可是为什么还有was

这是一个定语从句啊the operation 是先行词 省略了that 完整的是th oparation that John had was not sucessful.意思是 John的手术不成功看到补充了 was是主句的谓语 也就是the operation的谓语 John had是修饰the o...