depending on
prep. phr..prep. phr.. you use this to say that one thing changes or is decided by another thing.
prep. phr.. a complex preposition used to indicate that a situation or outcome is contingent upon a specific factor or variable.
The price varies depending on the size.
We might go for a walk or stay inside, depending on the weather this afternoon.
The success of the merger remains uncertain, depending on the final approval from the regulatory commission and the shareholders' vote.
usually placed at the beginning or middle of a sentence to show a condition.
remind students that this phrase functions as a single unit; it is often followed by a noun phrase or a 'wh-' clause like 'depending on what happens'.
It depends of the weather.It depends on the weather.while 'depending on' is a phrase, the base verb 'depend' always takes the preposition 'on', never 'of'.