old prep 1-20 new question

shanefeng

20。    The
          hognose
          snake
          puts
          on
          an
          impressive
          bluff, hissing
          and
          rearing
          back, broadens
              the
          flesh
          behind
          its head
          the
          way
          a
          cobra
          does, feigning
          repeated
          strikes, but, having
          no
          dangerous
              fangs
          and
          no
          venom, eventually, if
          its
          pursuer
          is
          not
          cowed
          by
          the
          performance, will
          fall
          over
          and
          play
          dead.

(A)
          broadens
          the
          flesh
          behind
          its
          head
          the
          way
          a
          cobra
          does, feigning
          repeated
          strikes, but, having
          no dangerous
          fangs
          and
          no
          venom,

(B)
          broadens
          the
          flesh
          behind
          its
          head
          the
          way
          a
          cobra
          does
          and
          feigns
          repeated
          strikes, but
          with
          no dangerous
          fangs
          and
          no
          venom,

(C)
          broadening
          the
          flesh
          behind
          its
          head
          the
          way
          a cobra
          does
          and feigning
          repeated
          strikes, but
          it
          has
          no dangerous
          fangs
          and
          no
          venom, and

(D)
          broadening
          the
          flesh
          behind
          its
          head
          the
          way
          a cobra
          does
          and feigns
          repeated
          strikes, but
          with
          no dangerous
          fangs
          and
          no
          venom, and

(E)
          broadening
          the
          flesh
          behind
          its
          head
          the
          way
          a
          cobra does, feigning
          repeated
          strikes, but
          with
          no dangerous
          fangs
          and
          no
          venom, and

I have a question.

In this sentence, we consider that "hissing and rearing  back, broadening the flesh  behind its head the way a cobra does     and feigning  repeated strikes, "  parallel

Do we need put "and" before broadening, since "broadening the flesh  behind its head the way a cobra does and feigning  repeated strikes" is the last part of the parallel,

or put a"," before and feigning, if we consider this is the last part of the parallel?

I am really confused about the parallel here. Thanks

sayysong

呵呵，赞一个lz的好创意，把题目给分成了梨花体。。。 no offence!
先把题目整理一下
The hognose snake puts on an impressive bluff, hissing and rearing back, broadens the flesh behind its head the way a cobra does, feigning repeated strikes, but, having no dangerous fangs and no venom, eventually, if its pursuer is not cowed by the performance, will fall over and play dead.
(A)broadens the flesh behind its head the way a cobra does, feigning repeated strikes, but, having no dangerous fangs and no venom,
(B)broadens the flesh behind its head the way a cobra does and feigns repeated strikes, but with no dangerous fangs and no venom,
(C)broadening the flesh behind its head the way a cobra does and feigning repeated strikes, but it has no dangerous fangs and no venom, and
(D)broadening the flesh behind its head the way a cobra does and feigns repeated strikes, but with no dangerous fangs and no venom, and
(E)broadening the flesh behind its head the way a cobra does, feigning repeated strikes, but with no dangerous fangs and no venom, and
IMO C
but做连词后面的句子要和前面的句子(the hognose snake puts on an impressive bluff)能并列，所以用with介词短语的都可以排除。
hissing ..., broadening ... and feigning ... 是大并列状语，hissing and rearing 是个小并列。
并列的最后一个部分前面别忘了and就可以，逗号可要可不要。

shanefeng

hh, soso, i see. 3q,

btw, I am thinking about the use of but

1. conj, can be followed by clause, to do, do
2 prep, only can be followed by N
3 adv,=only
4 N

am i correct?