two similar answer

littlebluesk

c
the attorney turned down the law firm's offer of a position because she suspected that it was meant merely to fill an affirmative action (quoto and did not reflect a commitment to minority hiring and eventually promotion.)

D
the attorney turned down the law firm's offer of a position because she suspected that it was meant merely to fill an affirmative action (quato,not reflecting commitment to minorrity hiring and eventually promotion.)

why C is better than D?
why we can use"伴随状语“？

alex

C答案中为it的两个分句（it was merely to.../(it)did not reflect...）此时两分句为并列关系。
D答案中明显句子偏向性发生变化，偏重前半句，因为分词引导的状语从句强调前一句话对后面的影响。
据题目的意思来看，即‘仅仅是完成限定的配额要求’和‘并不意味着承诺招聘和最终提升少数民族’两个分句应该是并列关系。

justag

I think it's also about logic. What does "reflect" "modify", "it" or "action quato"? Which is better?