Friday, 14 February 2014

Homophones - Dependent V Dependant



Dependent - needing the support of something or someone in order to continue existing or operating 

·        My children are still financially dependent (adjective) on me and my wife despite having graduated from college.


·         Mrs Brown is completely dependent (adjective) on her multilingual son when they travel as she only speaks English. 


Dependant - someone who is depends on you for financial support, like a child or family family

  • My youngest daughter is my only dependant (noun). My two sons have already started working and are financially independent.

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