[求助]sec14-04,大全362

jingxi

1.        In a plan to stop the erosion of East Coast beaches, the Army Corps of Engineers proposed building parallel to shore a breakwater of rocks that would rise six feet above the waterline and act as a buffer, so that it absorbs the energy of crashing waves and protecting the beaches.

(A) act as a buffer, so that it absorbs

(B) act like a buffer so as to absorb

(C) act as a buffer, absorbing

(D) acting as a buffer, absorbing（C）

(E) acting like a buffer, absorb

362, sec14-04

A) “, so that”多半错; it指代不清，可能是the Army Corps。
B) 在这里act as可能比act like更符合习惯; so as to错to absorb修饰对象不清。
C) best. absorbing伴随rise and act
D) rise and acting不平行。
E) 同上。

请教各位A,答案中这样解释可以吗？And what is modified by "absorbing" in choice C? Thanks a lot.

顾风

propose building parallel