One of the first details of what SMART is came from the ministry of defence's annual report for 2018 to 2019

English as a Second Language English Vocabulary, Grammar and Idioms
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Is the usage of “is came” correct:

One of the first details of what SMART is came from the ministry of defence’s annual report for 2018 to 2019.

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It is not 'is came’ as you understand. If you analyse the sentence, you will find that it is correct. See the analysis below:

One of the first details came from the ministry of defence’s annual report for 2018 to 2019. (Main/Principal clause)

of what SMART is (Subordinate clause)

So, what we need to understand is this: The verbs is and came belong to two different clauses.

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Thanks Anglophile for your help and time!

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Hi Anglophile.

One of the first details of what SMART is, came from the ministry of defence’s annual report for 2018 to 2019.

Would a comma after “is” make the sentence clearer?

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