07prep sc1 q133

疏离无罪

133.(31602-!-item-!-188;#058&004586)

In the past several years, astronomers have detected more than 80 massive planets, most of them as large or larger than Jupiter, which circle other stars.

(A) most of them as large or larger than Jupiter, which circle

(B) most of them as large or larger than Jupiter and circling

(C) most of them at least as large as Jupiter, circling

(D) mostly at least as large as Jupiter, which circle

(E) mostly as large or larger than Jupiter, circling

正确答案c 的circling 给出的解释是修饰planet的，现在分词为什么不是修饰主语的呢？
这种现在分词修饰的对象应该怎么判断，哪位NN能解释下

sandychen168

我个人认为，circling other stars是定语而不是伴随状语，修饰planets.
原因很简单，这一组逗号存在的意义是隔开插入语，而不是隔开plantes和circling.
that is to say，如果你把插入语拿掉，原句就变成In the past several years, astronomers have detected more than 80 massive planets circling other stars.
那circling other stars不就是后置定语了么。

疏离无罪

对哦。。谢谢。。