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Khoa tran Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
what's difference between in and on the two sentences?
she's so successful in business.
A large number of people living in the countryside depend directly or indirectly on the tobacco business.
A large number of people living in the countryside depend directly or indirectly on the tobacco business.
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There is no reason for using one or the other. One is idiomatic in the context, and the other is not, that's all. We say that someone is successful in business, in an endeavor, in their chosen field.
- There is no reason for using one or the other.
- One is idiomatic in the context, and the other is not, that's all.
- We say that someone is successful in business, in an endeavor, in their chosen field.
- But we say that they are successful at farming, at cards, at singing.
- "Depend on" is a fixed collocation.
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There is no reason for using one or the other. One is idiomatic in the context, and the other is not, that's all. We say that someone is successful in business, in an endeavor, in their chosen field. But we say that they are successful at farming, at cards, at singing.
"Depend on" is a fixed collocation. We depend on things we rely on, and things depend on the state of other things.
"Depend on" is a fixed collocation. We depend on things we rely on, and things depend on the state of other things.
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