noboru wrote:
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.
A. enormously in that a single tree, depending on both its size and on climate and altitude, could produce
B. enormously in that a single tree, dependent on its size and also on climate and altitude, is able to produce
C. enormously, because a single tree, depending on its size and on climate and altitude, is able to produce
D. enormously, because a single tree, being dependent on its size, climate, and altitude, is capable of producing
E. enormously, because a single tree, dependent both on its size as well as on climate and altitude, could produce
look at choice D
dong phrase, can work as an adverb of the main clause, showing an action simultaneous with that of the main clause . doing phrase, can show result, cause and and context of main clause.
I, being dependent on my parent financially, can not pay the tuition fee. a cause is shown by doing phrase ( do do not discuss the elimination of "being" inhere. "
in D, "being dependent on" means " relying on"
many forms of doing, "depending on", "including" works as a preposition and have different role to the main clause.
"depending on" means "according to"
so, the meaning in D is not logic. meaning in C is logic.