Hi Avangi
Avangi“Also depending/dependent upon the weather would be the farmers and the construction workers.”
I think it's worth mentioning that in your sentence, I don't see a phrase that means "contingent on".
In addition, that sentence can be reworded this way:
- The farmers and the construction workers would also be depending upon the weather.
The meaning of "depend" is "rely".
Or do you think the intended meaning of that sentence is this:
- The farmers and the construction workers would also be contingent on the weather.
(Without any context to justify or explain it, that sentence doesn't make much sense to me.)
The meaning that our original poster's daughter wanted to convey was basically "contingent on".
This is a common format: (1)subject + (2)BE + (3)predicate adjective:
- The weather is cool.
(1)the weather
(2)is
(3)cool
A more poetic version of that sentence would be:
- Cool is the weather.
What is the word "cool" in that last sentence? Noun or adjective? What's the subject?
Avangi “<< Also depending on the occasion would be the shape of the cake. >>”
For me, the subject of that sentence has to be "the shape (of the cake)", and the first part of the sentence is similar to the adjective in my "Cool is the weather" sentence. So, to my way of thinking, the original sentence could be considered "poetic" at best. For everyday English, however, it really ought to be reworded.
The use of "depending on" in that sentence tends to make it sound as though the shape of the cake is relying on the occasion.
If you still don't agree or see my point, that's OK. (I really don't feel like arguing about it.)