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How do you respond to depends on the person?
The honest response to this situation is something like “I am not convinced, but I {don’t know enough | won’t take the time} to refute it at the moment”. Replacing this with “it depends” is a cheap cop-out. ”
How do you explain it depends?
—used in speech to say that the answer to a question will be different in different situations “Do you think you’ll go back to college?” “It all depends. I will if I can afford it.””Which team do you think will win?” “That depends.
How do you use it depends on?
depend on/upon
- 1 : to be determined or decided by (something) We’re not sure if we’ll have the picnic. It depends on the weather.
- 2 : to need (someone or something) for support, help, etc.
- 3 : to be sure about (someone or something) : to trust (someone or something) The manufacturer promises quality you can depend on.
What is the sentence of Depends?
A good deal also depends on the species of tree. ” Depends on the condition,” he replied. “It all depends on the bringing up,” remarked the visitor. It all depends on Darian.
What kind of word is depends?
depend is a verb, dependable is an adjective, dependent is an adjective and a noun, dependence is a noun:I knew I could depend on you to help me. You are very dependable. His children are dependent on him for support.
What does this word mean depends?
to rely for support, maintenance, help, etc. (usually followed by on or upon): Children depend on their parents. to be conditioned or contingent (usually followed by on or upon): His success here depends upon effort and ability.
What is it called when you depend on someone?
dependant Add to list Share. A dependant is someone who relies on someone else, possibly for financial support. You’ll most often find this spelling in British English, where it’s favored (or favoured!) in using the word as a noun. Either way, this word has to do with reliance.
When to use depend or depends?
“It” is singular. “They” is plural. “Depends” is singular. “Depend” is plural.
How do you use decide?
- It’s up to you to decide.
- You will have to decide soon.
- I can’t tell you what to do—you’ll have to decide for yourself.
- decide to do something We’ve decided not to go away after all.
- Why did you decide to look for a new job?
- She gave up politics and decided instead to focus on charity work.
- decide (that)…
When to use’it depends’in a question?
Answering questions with ‘it depends’ allows you to answer questions with more nuance. In other words, using ‘it depends’ lets you say in which cases something is true and which cases false. There are a few different grammar forms involved when using ‘it depends’.
Is it possible to give a yes or no answer to a question?
In conversation, it is not always possible to give a yes or no answer to a question about our opinion. Life is not always black or white! For example, imagine you are having a conversation about your study habits. Someone might ask you: “Do you study hard?”
When do you ask a discrete choice question?
Asking Discrete Choice Questions When the Answer is, “It Depends”. Discrete choice questions are typically straightforward – “Which product do you prefer?” However, in some situations, the respondent may be thinking, “It depends.” This article describes these situations and some possible solutions.
How to capture the context of a question?
Capture different contexts across respondents: The respondent is asked to think of the most recent purchase or occasion. This provides context to each individual respondent and provides a total picture of category preference across respondents. “Thinking of your most recent vacation, if the following hotels were available, which would you choose?”