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幸运E枪兵

Such orb-weaving spiders like the argiope build webs in an essentially wheel-like structure, with an outer rim and a number of spokes emanating from the hub.

A.     Such orb-weaving spiders like the argiope build webs in an essentially wheel-like structure
B.     Such orb-weaving spiders as the argiope builds webs with what is essentially a wheel-like structure
C.     The argiope spider, in the same way as other orb-weaving spiders, build webs in a structure that is essentially wheel-like
D.     Orb-weaving spiders such as the argiope build webs that are essentially wheel-like
E.     Like other orb-weaving spiders do, the argiope builds webs as essentially wheel-like
(A)   举例用such as，such … like搭配错误；with an outer rim短语修饰前面整句，逻辑主语是orb-weaving spiders错误。
(D)   Correct；with型独立主格可以伴随情况，在此伴随修饰that are essentially wheel-like
答案是d，为什么a中的with结构修饰前面整个分句而d中with结构只修饰that are essentially wheel like呢？

scarlett006

A应该不存在一个就近修饰的问题没有从句只有主句一个动词build，而且in。。。是一个介词短语不是主要部分，在分析句子的时候可以化掉的，即OWS build webs所以with就修饰整个句子了，with表伴随时都是判累赘的
D的话就近修饰了

幸运E枪兵

但是d也可以简化成OWS such as A build webs呀

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zhongshanlh

对于这个问题也不是很确定。
绝大多数情况下，【comma + preposition】 的结构置于句末还是作为adverbial modifier and modifies the preceding clause，所以在正确答案D中，这个with结构应当还是个adverbial modifier并且修饰的是前面整个这个定语从句：that are essentially wheel-like。
相比之下，A中前面只有一个独立主谓宾的结构的句子，所以按照一般的规律，这里的with还是作为adverbial modifier就是修饰前面整个的句子了，所以不合适。

zwhjzwhj

我也不明白。

搜到好几个有这种问题的帖子，但都没有很长的讨论，也没有太N的结论。