OG147，可能是一个愚蠢的问题，但还是盼赐教！谢谢！

147. Samuel Sewall viewed marriage, as other seventeenth-century colonists, like a property arrangement rather than an emotional bond based on romantic love.

(A)  Samuel Sewall viewed marriage, as other seventeenth-century colonists, like a property arrangement rather than

(B)   As did other seventeenth-century colonists, Samuel Sewall viewed marriage to be a prop­erty arrangement rather than viewing it as

(C)  Samuel Sewall viewed marriage to be a property arrangement, like other seventeenth-century colonists, rather than viewing it as

(D)  Marriage to Samuel Sewall, like other seventeenth-century colonists, was viewed as a property arrangement rather than

(E)   Samuel Sewall, like other seventeenth-century colonists, viewed marriage as a property arrangement rather than（正确答案）

In E, the best choice, a modifying phrase begun by like immediately follows the name it modifies, Samuel Sewall. E also uses the idiomatic construction viewed marriage as.... Choice A inserts an adverbial modifier, as other... colonists, without the necessary did. It also uses the unidiomatic construc­tion viewed marriage like .... Both B and C use the unidio­matic construction viewed marriage to be .... C incorrectly places the adjective phrase like other... colonists after the word arrangement, which it cannot logically modify. D offers a confusing and awkward passive construction marriage to. Samuel Sewall... was viewed....

我的问题请见黄色部分，OG说D选项awkward我理解，可为什么说它confusing呢？

盼赐教！谢谢！