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.
most of them as large or larger than Jupiter, which circle
most of them as large or larger than Jupiter and circling
most of them at least as large as Jupiter, circling
mostly at least as large as Jupiter, which circle
mostly as large or larger than Jupiter, circling
C:插入语拿去,circling紧跟planets
因为中间有个插入语 ( , most of them at least as large as Jupiter, ),如果去掉插入语,circling就是紧跟在planets后面修饰planets, 就可以写成astronomers have detected more than 80 massive planets circling other stars
所以 circling other stars就成修饰宾语planets了。
可以看成是省略了being的独立主格,做伴随状语。那么因此circling的主语就是most of them,而不是Jupiter
C.circling在这里不存在伴随的歧义,伴随一般是指伴随动作,因为本句唯一的句子是天文学家detected...,若认为伴随是不可的,逻辑主语就成了astronomers,逻辑错误;此处circling作定语修饰Jupiter.
另外可用固定搭配排除,as large as or larger than = at least as large as
which不可能是Jupiter的定语从句,因为谓语动词是复数形式,如果是定语从句则一定是跳跃修饰。另外as large or larger than的说法一定是不对的登录 或 注册 后可以参加讨论
用most of them做同位语也是可以的,和用most of which做定语从句在这道题目中是一样的。登录 或 注册 后可以参加讨论