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With an awareness that there are connotations associated with the numbers 1 and 2 and the letters A and B, companies conducting consumer taste tests of foods or beverages typically choose numbers such as 697 or 483 to label the products.

(A) With an awareness that there are connotations associated with the numbers 1 and 2 and the letters A and B

(B) Because the numbers 1 and 2 and the letters A and B have connotations they are aware of

(C) Because of an awareness of the numbers 1 and 2 and the letters A and B having connotations

(D) Aware of the connotations of the numbers 1 and 2 and the letters A and B

(E) Since the numbers 1 and 2 and the letters A and B have connotations associated with them and they are aware of it

答案给的是D 但总觉得D的语法有问题 aware 不是形容词吗  前面的分句怎么连起来的呢

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Aware of the connotations of the numbers 1 and 2 and the letters A and B

形容词引导的短语可以作状语，只要其逻辑主语和主语一致，