with型独立主格一个问题，求助牛牛确认

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The continental United States receives an average of 30 inches of precipitation a year; transpiration from soil and from plants returns approximately 21 of the 30 inches to the atmosphere, while the balance of 9 inches contributes to the flow of streams and rivers.

(A) transpiration from soil and from plants returns approximately 21 of the 30 inches to the atmosphere, while the balance of 9 inches contributes to the flow
(B) even though transpiration from soil and from plants returns approximately 21 of the 30 inches to the atmosphere, the remainder of 9 inches contribute to the flowing
(C) although transpiration from soil and from plants return approximately 21 of the 30 inches to the atmosphere, the balance of 9 inches contribute to the flowing
(D) with transpiration from soil and from plants to return approximately 21 inches to the atmosphere, the rest of the 9 inches contributes to the flow
(E) as transpiration from soil and from plants return approximately 21 of the 30 inches to the atmosphere, the rest of the 9 inches contribute to the flow

考点:主谓一致（Agreement）   有效用词（Diction）
1) 动词能用单词本身表示名词形式的,就不要用the + -ing形式来表达名词形式
2) as的用法:as + n表示作为… , as + 主语+谓语表示动作之间进行比较
3) with的用法:
with型独立主格,与主句形成紧密的逻辑联系,形式为:
  with + n. + -ed/ing形式; with + n. + adj.; with + n. + 介词短语 作状语修饰前一个分句的动作类型词 例:Visitors to the park have often looked into the leafy canopy and seen monkeys sleeping on the branches, with arms and legs hanging like socks on a clothesline. with引导的独立主格作状语就近修饰sleeping

(A) 正确,两个动词returns和contributes都与主语一致,并列用两个并列的句子清晰的表现了降水回归自然的两种途径.
(B) 主谓不一致,the remainder应该用单数谓语形式,contribute应该改为contributes; flow本身就是名词形式,不需要用the flowing来表现名词形式.
(C) 主谓不一致,return应该改为returns,同时contribute应该改为contributes; the flowing应该改为the flow.
(D) 介词with后面不能跟不定式to do,并且将两个并列成分改变为主从成分,从而改变了原句的意思.
(E) as使用有误,句子本意并不是对两个动作进行比较,而是称述两个事实;主谓不一致:return和contribute均要改为单数形式.


这道题中，关于D的解释，我怎么感觉不对啊，请牛牛能帮助一下，我记得新东方的讲座中说过，WITH独立主格之后可以加动词不定式？

谢谢

A选项中的while的使用是不是又歧义呢？while是不是也有可能表示对比，谢谢。