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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

responsibility to do something

In the dictionary, I wasn't able to find 'have responsibility to'
Is it correct?

We have a responsibiltiy to be role models to our youth.

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The to in your sentence is joined with the verb. It is an infinitive marker. The phrase "to be role models for our youth" is an infinitive phrase.

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  • The to in your sentence is joined with the verb.
  • It is an infinitive marker.
  • The phrase "to be role models for our youth" is an infinitive phrase.
  • Your sentence is fine.
  • We have a responsibility to honor our elders.
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The to in your sentence is joined with the verb. It is an infinitive marker. The phrase "to be role models for our youth" is an infinitive phrase.

Your sentence is fine.

We have a responsibility to honor our elders.
We have a responsibility to pay our debts.
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Anonymoushave responsibility to
You will probably almost always find this version in headlines, but with an article (have a responsibility to; have the responsibility to) it is quite frequent in any kind of text.

CJ
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