扫描二维码，直接登录
题库 / Prep2007E2-SC-104
The yield per acre of coffee berries varies enormously in that a single tree, depending on both its size and on climate and altitude, could produce enough berries to make between one and twelve pounds of dried beans a year.
enormously in that a single tree, depending on both its size and on climate and altitude, could produce
enormously in that a single tree, dependent on its size and also on climate and altitude, is able to produce
enormously, because a single tree, depending on its size and on climate and altitude, is able to produce
enormously, because a single tree, being dependent on its size, climate, and altitude, is capable of producing
enormously, because a single tree, dependent both on its size as well as on climate and altitude, could produce
as stated above, "dependent" is an adjective, modifies the tree. "depending" is a participle (which introduces an adverbial modifier that modifies the action of the clause, rather than modifying a noun).
the problem lies in the different meanings of the 2 words. "dependent" refers to reliance on another for some kind of support (as in "my children are dependent on me for their food and shelter"). so not only is that choice sketchy in terms of grammar, but its meaning is also all kinds of wrong: it makes no sense to say that a tree is "dependent" on its size (does its size provide it with food or water? etc)
登录 或 注册 后可以参加讨论