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Chan-Seung Lee
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 Posted: Mon Jun 16, 2008 5:54 am Post subject: depend |
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A: Would you mind doing me a favor?
B: It depends what it is, I have a lot on my agenda today. |
In the quote, I think that 'It depends what it is' is wrong and instead 'It depends on what it is' is right. But I'm not sure.
Could you tell me which one is right?
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Bob S.
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| Posted: Mon Jun 16, 2008 12:33 pm Post subject: Re: depend |
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| Chan-Seung Lee wrote: |
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A: Would you mind doing me a favor?
B: It depends what it is, I have a lot on my agenda today. |
In the quote, I think that 'It depends what it is' is wrong and instead 'It depends on what it is' is right. But I'm not sure.
Could you tell me which one is right? |
Grammatically, you are correct. But in colloquial English, the on is often dropped. Sometimes the sentence will be shortened to simply "It depends," or just "Depends."
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