DEPEND ON (not DEPEND OF)
Always DEPEND ON, never depend of—memorize as a fixed collocation
Question 1
Choose the correct word to complete the sentence.
The result depends _____ your effort.
Context: Causes and conditions
🧠Why This Mistake Happens
The Problem:
Spanish uses 'depender DE' (depend OF)
Linguistic Reason:
Spanish uses 'depender DE' creating direct negative transfer when Spanish speakers produce 'depend of' in English. This is a straightforward preposition mismatch where Spanish 'de' (of/from) maps to English 'on' after the verb 'depend'.
Spanish Example:
Spanish: Depende del clima = It depends of the weather
Spanish systematically uses 'de' to show dependency relationships
💡 Quick Rule:
Always DEPEND ON, never depend of—memorize as a fixed collocation
Common Examples:
It depends of the situation
It depends on the situation
Standard usage
Success depends of hard work
Success depends on hard work
Abstract dependency
What we do depends of the weather
What we do depends on the weather
Conditional dependency
💡 Tips for Success
- •Always use ON after depend, never OF
- •Spanish \'depender DE\' → English \'depend ON\'
- •Related: rely on, count on, based on (all use ON)
- •Memorize as fixed collocation: depend + ON
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