depend多與on〔upon〕連用,只有當主語是it/that時,才可省略on〔upon〕,且只能接疑問詞從句,其他情況都用作普通不及物動詞。
例句：
The content of the course depends on what the students would like to study.
課程的內容取決于學生愿意學什么。
Whether we need more food depends on how many people turn up.
我們是否需要更多的食物，這要視到場人數而定。
The success or failure of the plan depends on you.
這項計劃的成敗取決于你。
I don't want to depend too much on my parents.
我不想過度依靠父母。
Not unexpectedly, most local business depends on tourism.
并非出人意料的是，當地的大部分生意依靠旅游業(yè)。