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Notorioz Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Hello all, Is there any difference between the sentence below?

It's a good thing your boss is giving you more responsibility.

Your boss(him giving or his giving) giving you more responsibility is a good thing.
  

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How can you give responsibility to someone? You can be responsible . I think you can have responsibility .

— MrGuedes

  • How can you give responsibility to someone?
  • You can be responsible .
  • I think you can have responsibility .
  • But giving responsibilty to someone doesn't sound right...
  • What do you mean by that?
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How can you give responsibility to someone? You can be responsible. I think you can have responsibility. But giving responsibilty to someone doesn't sound right... What do you mean by that?
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I came across it while I was watching a movie made by Americans.
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We had better wait for a native speaker to help.
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Give responsibility here means delegate responsibility. Both are commonly used terms.
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Is there any difference between the sentences below?. Yes.

It's a good thing your boss is
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Thank you so much for your good help.I want to learn something else. Is there any different meaning between them? and which one would be correct? him giving or his giving
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Him giving . . . is very, very common and natural.
His giving . . . . is considered more standard., and a sign of more educated speech.

Clive
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