从og147看like的用法

lesliejyz

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）

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

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....

从对正确选项E，和错误选项C的解释中是否可以得出如果like放在后面用时，必须紧跟其修饰对象？也就是说，即使把C改成Samuel Sewall viewed marriage to be a property arrangement, like other seventeenth-century colonists, rather than 也不对。请NN确认，谢谢

carolhide

最好直接紧跟被修饰词后，这样就不容易产生歧义。