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Passes Hard Works Depends Depending On/Upon Means Shaped

Idx 0823
Keyword depend
Sub Entry Number 2
Type of Sentence
Error Sentence Whether or not she passes is depending upon how hard she works.
Correct Sentence Whether or not she passes depends upon how hard she works.
Cloze Error Sentence Whether or not she passes [[is depending]] upon how hard she works.
Cloze Sentence Whether or not she passes [[depends]] upon how hard she works.
Cloze Answer depends
Choices is depending | depends
Explanation

When depend on/upon means 'be shaped or determined by', it is not used in progressive tenses.

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