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Christine Christie Posted 4 years ago
Grammar

To take (on)

Is this sentence grammatical:


"Initially, they didn't take on the responsibility."




2. If so, what is the difference between saying 'to take the responsibility' and 'to take on the responsibility'.



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Top answer

" This means that they didn't assume the responsibility. They did not accept the job of being responsible for whatever it was that needed to be done. " This means that they did not confess to being responsible for whatever wrongdoing we are talking about.

— Anonymous

  • " This means that they didn't assume the responsibility.
  • They did not accept the job of being responsible for whatever it was that needed to be done.
  • " This means that they did not confess to being responsible for whatever wrongdoing we are talking about.
  • " This is not good English.
  • I can't tell what it means.
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Christine Christie"Initially, they didn't take on the responsibility."

This means that they didn't assume the responsibility. They did not accept the job of being responsible for whatever it was that needed to be done.

"Initially, they didn't take responsibility."

This means that they did not confess to being responsible for whatever wrongdoing

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