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PreciousJones Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Depends
Depends on if I like him or not. And
Depends if I like him or not.
Why do we leave out the "on" sometimes?
The preposition?
Depends if I like him or not.
Why do we leave out the "on" sometimes?
The preposition?
Top answer
depends on if ... seems strange to my ear, and so does ... depends if ...
- depends on if ...
- seems strange to my ear, and so does ...
- depends if ...
- I say ...
- depends on whether ...
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... depends on if ... seems strange to my ear, and so does ... depends if ....
I say ... depends on whether .... I'm reluctant to leave out the "on".
I'm guessing that in casual conversation you can always leave out "on" if a clause follows (typically an indirect question) - not if a noun phrase follows, however.
... depends (on) how you look at
I say ... depends on whether .... I'm reluctant to leave out the "on".
I'm guessing that in casual conversation you can always leave out "on" if a clause follows (typically an indirect question) - not if a noun phrase follows, however.
... depends (on) how you look at
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