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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
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The verdict is depending/depends on whether the jury believed the key witness.
What's the difference between:
The verdict is depending on whether the jury believed the key witness.
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The verdict depends on whether the jury believed the key witness.
The verdict is depending on whether the jury believed the key witness.
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The verdict depends on whether the jury believed the key witness.
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Anonymous The verdict is depending on whether the jury believed the key witness. This is not common. It might be said when the trial has finished, but the jury is still out.
- Anonymous The verdict is depending on whether the jury believed the key witness.
- This is not common.
- It might be said when the trial has finished, but the jury is still out.
- This phrasing is more common: The verdict depends on whether the jury believed the key witness.
- But this is far better: The verdict is going to (will) depend on whether the jury believed the key witness.
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AnonymousThe verdict is depending on whether the jury believed the key witness.This is not common. It might be said when the trial has finished, but the jury is still out.
This phrasing is more common:
The verdict depends on whether the jury believed the key witness.
But this is far better:
The verdict is going to (w
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AnonymousWhat's the differenceIn brief, depend is a non-progressive verb, so the first example is not idiomatic.
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