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Miyano2005 Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Responsibility for V-Gerund VS Reposibility of V-Gerund
Which one is grammatically correct?
If both are correct, which one sounds more natural to native speakers' ears?
If both are correct, which one sounds more natural to native speakers' ears?
Top answer
In most situations, "responsibility for doing something" sounds more natural to me. " -- OK
- In most situations, "responsibility for doing something" sounds more natural to me.
- " -- OK
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In most situations, "responsibility for doing something" sounds more natural to me.
"He has responsibility for monitoring costs." -- OK
"He has responsibility of monitoring costs." -- Unnatural
I might use "of" in "the responsibility of":
"He has the responsibility of caring for her." -- OK
"He has responsibility for monitoring costs." -- OK
"He has responsibility of monitoring costs." -- Unnatural
I might use "of" in "the responsibility of":
"He has the responsibility of caring for her." -- OK
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Thanks a lot for your answer Mr Wordy
In the last example you gave,
If I replace the "of" with "for", is it still ok and is there any change in nuance?
In the last example you gave,
If I replace the "of" with "for", is it still ok and is there any change in nuance?
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miyano2005If I replace the "of" with "for", is it still ok and is there any change in nuance?
Yes it's still OK, and it means the same thing.
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