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Hi,I have a naive idea about [be responsible for],and could any native speaker right it and help me?Who's responsible for this terrible mess?= (my version) Who's able to respond to it which gives cause for this terrible mess?Thank you for your assistance in advance.

Khoff · Accepted Answer

I don't understand your sentence -- specifically, this part: "which gives cause for this terrible mess."  (What does "which" refer to?)  "Who's responsible for this..." means "Who caused it?" or "Whose fault is it?"  But being responsible for something has nothing to do with responding to it.  Your version makes the sentence much more complicated and much less clear.

Bepleased · Answer

Hi,

In the sentence "Who is able to respond to it which gives cause for this terrible mess?",

try to answer to:

1. What does 'which' refer to?

'which' refers to [A thing]that may be added in the mind and understood, for [A thing] is known by us, that [A thing] may be someoen's typical way.

2. About [being responsible for something] has nothing to do with [responding to it]:

My answer to is:

Anything bad must be the consequence of ;

[being responsible for this terrible mess]---[this terrible mess] is as the consequence of ,

[being responsible]-----being able to respond to [A thing];

So, [this terrible mess]resulted from [A thing]; or [A thing] can give cause for [this terrible mess];

About the coining of this phrase, [the cause of this terrible mess] ---[A thing] is ellipsis and understood in the mind, but only shows the consequence.

Though ellipsis and being understood, yet still speak to us the meaning.

Ellipsis speaks its meaning to us in the mind not with the words.

Please right the naive ideas and give your teaching.

Thank you for your assistance.

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