It depends...
It depends who you ask.
It depends how heavy a suitcase is.
Is "depends" a transitive verb in the sentences above?
And if so, are direct objects, subordinated clauses following "depends", embedded (indirect) questions?
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tkacka15 Is "depends" a transitive verb in the sentences above? I don't think so. who you ask and how heavy a suitcase is are not direct objects of depends.
- tkacka15 Is "depends" a transitive verb in the sentences above?
- I don't think so.
- who you ask and how heavy a suitcase is are not direct objects of depends.
- They simply provide additional information.
- In fact, you can even replace depend with dependent (adjective) and the sentences will still remain grammatical (though you shouldn't omit on in this case).
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tkacka15Is "depends" a transitive verb in the sentences above?
I don't think so.
who you ask and how heavy a suitcase is are not direct objects of depends. They simply provide additional information.
In fact, you can even replace depend with dependent (adjective) and the sentences will still remain grammatical (though yo
0It depends who you ask.
It depends how heavy a suitcase is.
No, "depend" doesn't take direct objects, so it is intransitive. But you are right about the clauses being embedded questions.
The underlined elements are subordinate interrogative clauses (embedded questions) functioning as complement to "depend".
The meanings can be glossed as
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